You are considering whether to buy a product. You look at the reviews. Would the following review decrease or increase the chances of you buying the product? Review title: A distressingly biased book Product review: This book distorts history by omitting crucial information. In its first two pages it gives an overview of the Arab-Israeli conflict without mentioning either a) the decision by the UN to divide mandatory Palestine into two states, b) the acceptance by the Jews and the rejection by the Arabs of this decision, c) the invasion of Israel by the armies of five Arab countries, d) the expulsion from Arab countries of hundreds of thousands of Jews, or e) the occupation of the lands designated for the Palestinian state by Egypt and Jordan.Without these facts, it is impossible to understand the subsequent history.This book carefully selects its facts to paint Israel as the aggressor and the Palestinians as the blameless oppressed people.It does not belong in the classroom.
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You are considering whether to buy a product. You look at the reviews. Would the following review decrease or increase the chances of you buying the product? Review title: neat Product review: I like the lighter. It came in a neat little box. It arrived before expected. Now i use it for everything, and i dont smoke. PROS: lightweight Sleek. CONS: has no fuel.
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You are considering whether to buy a product. You look at the reviews. Would the following review decrease or increase the chances of you buying the product? Review title: A Disaster Product review: As a fanatic fan of Sting (Rock, Jazz, almost anything he has done) and also Renaissance music I didn't believe my eyes when I saw this collection. What a fantastic idea - or so I thought. The result falls nothing short of a total disaster. Take "Come Again", one of the most beautiful Renaissance love songs - Sting's version sounds like a drunk socker fan is trying to sing it, plain horrible. If you like Sting, just forget about this CD. And if you want to explore Renaissance music I suggest you stick with the professionals. For my example "Come Again" go for Barbara Bonney's version. Unless your heart is made from stone you will melt away.
