I will preface this by saying that I did not realize it actually said "Opinion" until I clicked on the article itself. However, it was placed on the front page of MS's website under the section "Must Reads", and there it did not advertise itself as an opinion article. I think that can already be misleading, as the audience may not realize that the article is intended to be an opinion one, and will take everything as fact. The article itself, while it is clearly an opinion article, sometimes goes too far with its descriptions and explanations of the situation at hand. While the comment the President made is abhorrent, the article begins to detail how this is only a "part" of the downfall of our democracy. These are hypothetical scenarios that should not be treated in the same way as a fully factual article is, as none of these situations have actually happened. The article ends with the quote "“Quiet, piggy” is just the latest terrible example. And if we stay quiet, the one thing we know is it won’t be the last", which leaves the audience with a sense of alarm. This is persuasive writing and done on purpose by the author to be seen as such, which could veer into misinformant territory.