Kylar+Daigle

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This British news article is about a Russian man who has solved a very difficult math puzzle and turned down the $1,000,000 dollar prize offered by the Clay Institution.

First off, this article uses bias to create a more engaging title for their story through the use of their words, they state (in the title) that Dr.Grigory Perelman is the world's "cleverest" man to draw attention to their story and to play Dr. Perelman off as a more interesting character than he really may be. To say Dr. Perelman is the worlds "cleverest" man is an opinion and not a fact because we can't judge human intelligence a sense that somebody can be superior to everybody else.

After building up Dr. Perelman's character a bit to draw the reader in the writer begins to break him down through his use of words.

- The article states that Dr. Perelman lives in a bare cockroach- infested flat - "Four years ago, the maths genius failed to turn up to receive his prestigious Fields Medal from the International Mathematical Union for solving the problem." - "I was once in his flat and I was astounded. He only has a table, a stool and a bed with a dirty mattress which was left by previous owners - alcoholics who sold the flat to him." - A caption below a photo in the article describes Dr. Perelman as "bearded" and "reclusive"

By portraying Dr. Perelman's living space as a bare cockroach infested flat makes his home sound like a dirty homeless shelter, going into detail on how little he actually has, and attracting needless attention to Dr. Perelman's beard they make him seem like a crazy person who could really benefit from $1,000,000 in the mind of a normal person.

Dr. Perelman simply states "I'm not interested in money or fame. I don't want to be on display like an animal in a zoo"