It’s not an iron-clad rule of thumb but pretty close. If a story starts out supporting a particular thesis, then jams a few (but oft-times telling) arguments against the thesis, and then finishes with a conclusion that supports the thesis, you would[LE1] know the outcome of the story was predetermined.
So, you know “Will the U.S. Ever Be Ready for a Female President?” will end up attributing the losses of pro-abortion zealots Hillary Clinton and Kamala Harris not to incompetence or alienating people of faith but to sexism and racism.