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Information Zones
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If the Information Zone is ENTERTAINMENT, what is the Purpose? (gift question)
To inspire
To ENTERTAIN
To Judge
To Condemn
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If the Information Zone is ADVERTISING, what is the Purpose?
Help further a celebrity's career
Sell you a product or service
Make you aware of an issue
Promote a political agenda
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If the Information Zone is PROPAGANDA, what is the Purpose?
provoke
entertain
persuade
inform
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If the Information Zone is RAW INFORMATION, its Purpose is to...
deceive
document
defend
persuade
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RAW INFORMATION
has not been...
recorded or saved
disputed or challenged
vetted or verified
shared or dispersed
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How can you tell if information is trying to PROVOKE you?
If you do not understand it
If you feel physically threatened
If you have been challenged
If you have an angry emotional reaction
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If the Information Zone is OPINION, what is the Purpose?
offend
intimidate
persuade
defy
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Why is information that tries to SELL you a product sometimes tricky?
They do not give the accurate price.
They are viruses.
There are too many.
They are disguised as something else.
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Information made to DOCUMENT does what?
Lies
Plagiarizes
Creates a record
Intimidates
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How do PERSUASIVE sources try to get you to believe them?
With (biased) evidence and reasoned logic
By offering you an incentive
With threats
By lying to you outright
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Which of these is NOT a Primary Purpose of information?
to inform, to provoke
to embarrass, to scold
to document, to sell
to persuade, to entertain
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What are some goals of information meant to ENTERTAIN?
make you angry
make you believe something
make you laugh, draw you into a story
Make you want to buy something
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If the Information Zone is NEWS, what is the Purpose?
to persuade
to sell
to inform
to provoke
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Why can PROPAGANDA be dangerous?
it could incite violence
it could make people very angry
all of these are correct
it purposefully misinforms
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What does UNVERIFIED mean in regards to information?
Written in a foreign language
Not true
Severely biased
Not checked for accuracy by an editor or expert.
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Sources that are meant to INFORM you about current events should do their best to use...
quotes from celebrities
facts and reliable evidence
bias
strong opinions
