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What does it mean?
Future catastrophic events might be named differently than current terror attacks. Naming depends on the scale and nature of destruction.
In plain terms
If the damage were bigger, we would call it something else.
What can you take from it?
Labels depend on the scale of disaster.

Where it applies

  • media coverage
  • historical record
  • public discourse

Putting it to work

  • classify events
  • track impact
  • report accurately

Questions to consider

  • Does a name change how we view an event?
  • What makes an event historical?

Another view

Naming conventions may not always fit reality.

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