stud
bud
Sign up
Log in
Home
Library
Explore
SAT
More
Checkology Week 1 Flashcards | StudBud
Explore
/
Checkology Week 1
Checkology Week 1
16 terms
·
StudBud Administration
·
119 plays
Created under Fair Use for Education using terms and definitions from www.checkology.org
Flashcards
16 cards
F
Practice quiz
P
Host live
L
Questions
16
Answers
1
How do PERSUASIVE sources try to get you to believe them?
By offering you an incentive
With evidence and reasoned logic
By lying to you outright
With threats
2
If the Information Zone is PROPAGANDA, what is the Purpose?
inform
persuade
entertain
provoke
3
If the Information Zone is ADVERTISING, what is the Purpose?
Promote a political agenda
Help further a celebrity's career
Make you aware of an issue
Sell you a product or service
4
Why is information that tries to SELL you a product sometimes tricky?
They are disguised as something else.
There are too many.
They are viruses.
They do not give the accurate price.
5
What are some goals of information meant to ENTERTAIN?
Make you want to buy something
make you angry
make you believe something
make you laugh, draw you into a story
6
If the Information Zone is NEWS, what is the Purpose?
to provoke
to inform
to persuade
to sell
7
Which of these is NOT a Primary Purpose of information?
to embarrass, to scold
to inform, to provoke
to document, to sell
to persuade, to entertain
8
Information made to DOCUMENT does what?
Intimidates
Lies
Plagiarizes
Creates a record
9
RAW INFORMATION
has not been...
vetted or verified
recorded or saved
disputed or challenged
shared or dispersed
10
What does UNVERIFIED mean in regards to information?
Written in a foreign language
Not true
Not checked for accuracy by an editor or expert.
Severely biased
11
If the Information Zone is OPINION, what is the Purpose?
persuade
defy
intimidate
offend
12
If the Information Zone is ENTERTAINMENT, what is the Purpose?
To Condemn
To inspire
To Judge
To ENTERTAIN
13
Why can PROPAGANDA be dangerous?
it could incite violence
all of these are correct
it purposefully misinforms
it could make people very angry
14
Sources that are meant to INFORM you about current events should do their best to use...
bias
strong opinions
facts and reliable evidence
quotes from celebrities
15
How can you tell if information is trying to PROVOKE you?
If you do not understand it
If you have a really strong emotional reaction
If you feel physically threatened
If you have been challenged
16
If the Information Zone is RAW INFORMATION, its Purpose is to...
persuade
deceive
document
defend
