fisk
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A detailed response that points out mistakes in a text line by line
- noun
- /fɪsk/
- Jargon
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refutación punto por punto
- The blogger wrote a thorough fisk of the controversial article, addressing each argument one by one.
Examples
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He posted a lengthy fisk on social media, challenging the claims made in the news article.
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In her review, she provided a detailed fisk of the book's theme and characters, highlighting the author's flaws.
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That, and the well-honed art of the fisk.
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Seth, let me compliment you on your excellent fisk.
Blog text (33)
Synonyms
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3.7
Spoken or written explanation that gives opinions and information about events
is a focused point by point critical rebuttal often aimed at another text online
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Etymology
Fisk may come from the name of journalist Robert Fisk, because one popular story says bloggers wrote long, point-by-point replies to his articles and called those replies a 'fisk'. So a fisk is a detailed, line-by-line criticism that answers every claim.