James Rodriguez

We all expected this to be the World Cup of Neymar — the 22-year-old goal-scorer who wears the famous No. 10 shirt for Brazil and goes by a single name. Instead it has become the World Cup of James — the Colombian who's also 22, also wears the No. 10 shirt, and also only needs to be referred to by one name. James RodrÉguez, (pronounced hahm-ess) has five goals in four games for Colombia. He has been the catalyst for a team that has taken on (or, perhaps, stolen) the Brazilian identity at this World Cup, playing a flamboyant, attacking style of soccer complete with choreographed goal celebrations. Colombia has outscored its opponents 11-2 in its first four games, and James has had a hand in seven of those goals. The first of his two goals against Uruguay in the Round of 16 was one of the best individual goals of the entire tournament: James has long been hailed as the Colombian Cristiano Ronaldo. But much of that comparison is based on the fact that he physically looks like the Portuguese star. James plays more centrally than Ronaldo, and despite leading the World Cup in goals scored he's still more of a playmaker than a finisher. He plays for AS Monaco, a French team that's in the Champions League this year after getting bought by a Russian oligarch. The team paid $91 million for James and Joao Moutinho last summer, but there's already talk that he could be moving to one of Europe's powerhouses after his World Cup performance: James Rodriguez:

Biography:  https://www.businessinsider.com/james-rodriguez-is-the-breakout-star-of-the-2014-world-cup-2014-6?op=1

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Bias

50%

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  • The article presents the idea that a silver tsunami of aging Americans will leave millions of homes up for grabs, lowering prices and unlocking opportunities for younger generations. However, this scenario is unlikely to occur as many baby boomers are not planning on leaving their homes anytime soon.
  • The article states that 'baby boomers dominate America's housing market'. This statement is misleading because it implies that all baby boomers own homes or have an interest in real estate. In reality, not all baby boomers are homeowners or even interested in the housing market.
  • The article uses statistics to compare the wealth of different generations but fails to provide context for these figures.

Conflicts of Interest

85%

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  • He plays for AS Monaco, a French team that's in the Champions League this year after getting bought by a Russian oligarch. The team paid $91 million for James and Joao Moutinho last summer, but there's already talk that he could be moving to one of Europe's powerhouses after his World Cup performance: James Rodriguez: "I prefer Real Madrid to Barcelona
  • James Rodríguez, (pronounced hahm-ess) has five goals in four games for Colombia. He has been the catalyst for a team that has taken on (or, perhaps, stolen) the Brazilian identity at this World Cup, playing a flamboyant, attacking style of soccer complete with choreographed goal celebrations.
  • The article does not appear to have any clear conflicts of interest.

Contradictions

75%

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  • By 2040, the population of 80-plus-year-olds will have more than doubled from today.
  • Most Gen Zers will be in their prime homebuying years at this crescendo
  • their leftover inventory could include many of the kinds of starter homes that are perfect for younger households and scarce in today's new housing stock.

Deceptions

35%

Examples:

  • He did not waste much time positioning himself — Guillem Balague (@GuillemBalague) June 28, 2014
  • His coach, Jose Pekerman praised James at length after the Uruguay performance (via the Independent): "What is most surprising is that at his young age he does not have any objection, any problem in being responsible for doing things that football players take many years to understand. "Football forces you to deal with a lot of situations, you have to handle these situations and we have a technical player who has every attribute of a top-notch player at a world level. "I greatly praise what he has been doing and I never had any doubts that this was going to be his World Cup. James Rodriguez's World Cup.
  • The article does not appear to have any deception.

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