Six Things that Make Stories Go Viral Will Amaze Maybe Infuriate You

Read the Konnikova piece, “The Six Things that Make Stories Go Viral Will Amaze—and Maybe Infuriate You.” (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
https://www(dot)newyorker(dot)com/tech/elements/the-six-things-that-make-stories-go-viral-will-amaze-and-maybe-infuriate-you
Write a response to her findings, including your own observations about what makes posted stories take off online. What rhetorical strategies are in play? According to Konnikova, If emotion and arousal are key to success on an internet site, then, in a social application of the observer effect, can we change what will become popular even as we’re studying it? Include an example of a story you read or saw that went viral. Was it based on fact? Was there indisputable evidence to back it up or was it a conspiracy theory?
Same guidelines as for all Discussion Boards: a minimum of 350 words; developed, effective discussions will probably be longer.