Stephen A. Smith goes on bizarre rant over Zion Williamson’s weight: ‘He’ll eat the table’.

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Report Overview: The article contains several manipulations such as sensationalism, biased language, and unbalanced reporting. The author uses sensational language to describe Stephen A. Smith's rant and exaggerates the issue of Zion Williamson's weight. The article also presents a biased perspective by heavily focusing on Smith's criticism of Williamson and not providing a balanced view of the situation. Additionally, the author cherry-picks data by highlighting Williamson's poor performance in one game and using it to support Smith's argument. Overall, the article lacks objectivity and fails to provide a fair and balanced analysis of the situation.

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Sensationalism

The article uses sensational language to describe Stephen A. Smith's rant and exaggerates the issue of Zion Williamson's weight.

Stephen A. Smith took things to another level during Monday’s “First Take” while discussing Pelicans’ star Zion Williamson’s weight.

Use neutral language to describe Stephen A. Smith's comments and present the issue of Zion Williamson's weight objectively.

Biased language

The article presents a biased perspective by heavily focusing on Smith's criticism of Williamson and not providing a balanced view of the situation.

Smith has gone on the offensive over the issue of Williamson’s weight and conditioning all weekend, even spending time on Saturday’s edition of “The Stephen A. Smith Show” to criticize him over it.

Provide a balanced view by including perspectives from both Stephen A. Smith and Zion Williamson.

Cherry-picking data

The author cherry-picks data by highlighting Williamson's poor performance in one game and using it to support Smith's argument.

Williamson was severely outplayed in Thursday’s game against the Lakers and superstar LeBron James ran circles around him. Williamson had just 13 points and three assists in the game, while James had 30 points and eight assists.

Provide a more comprehensive analysis of Williamson's performance by considering his overall statistics and not just one game.

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