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