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Pet Peeve Essay
In the following pet peeve essay, student writer Roshawn Andrews expresses his frustration about an annoying feature of the Internet. His rant is clever, funny, and inventive.
Eat Only Donuts and Lose 20 Pounds!
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The title demonstrates the problem of clickbait, and the thesis statement itself is clickbait (underlined). Scientists have discovered that pregnant women who eat only donuts on the day of delivery can still lose up to 20 pounds by giving birth! Gotcha! That’s what’s called a clickbait headline. It promises big and delivers next to nothing. These deceitful headlines are annoying, and they are everywhere, tempting you to click. But beware. Clickbait has been proven to cause thick coats of body hair and squeaking in laboratory rats.