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Information Zones
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1
What does UNVERIFIED mean in regards to information?
Severely biased
Not checked for accuracy by an editor or expert.
Written in a foreign language
Not true
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If the Information Zone is PROPAGANDA, what is the Purpose?
inform
provoke
persuade
entertain
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If the Information Zone is RAW INFORMATION, its Purpose is to...
deceive
defend
persuade
document
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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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If the Information Zone is ADVERTISING, what is the Purpose?
Make you aware of an issue
Help further a celebrity's career
Sell you a product or service
Promote a political agenda
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How can you tell if information is trying to PROVOKE you?
If you have been challenged
If you do not understand it
If you feel physically threatened
If you have an angry emotional reaction
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How do PERSUASIVE sources try to get you to believe them?
With threats
With (biased) evidence and reasoned logic
By offering you an incentive
By lying to you outright
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What are some goals of information meant to ENTERTAIN?
make you angry
make you laugh, draw you into a story
Make you want to buy something
make you believe something
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Which of these is NOT a Primary Purpose of information?
to persuade, to entertain
to document, to sell
to embarrass, to scold
to inform, to provoke
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If the Information Zone is OPINION, what is the Purpose?
intimidate
persuade
defy
offend
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Why can PROPAGANDA be dangerous?
all of these are correct
it could make people very angry
it could incite violence
it purposefully misinforms
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Information made to DOCUMENT does what?
Plagiarizes
Intimidates
Lies
Creates a record
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If the Information Zone is ENTERTAINMENT, what is the Purpose? (gift question)
To ENTERTAIN
To Judge
To inspire
To Condemn
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RAW INFORMATION
has not been...
shared or dispersed
vetted or verified
recorded or saved
disputed or challenged
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If the Information Zone is NEWS, what is the Purpose?
to inform
to sell
to provoke
to persuade
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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 disguised as something else.
They are viruses.
There are too many.
