Free speech group calls foul play at prosecutors using Comey novel in case against him
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What the model flagged
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Appeal To Fear 65%
The phrase implies a looming threat to free expression rights if caution is not exercised, creating anxiety about the consequences of inaction — for example: the suggestion that creative works being used in criminal charges endangers everyone's rights.
“Extreme caution should be taken any time creative works are used to support criminal charges to protect the free expression rights of us all”
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