Warm Up Day 34 Checkology InfoZones Review

Which of these has likely been verified by an editor or expert before being published, posted, or broadcast?

• A post on an individual's blog

• A Facebook post or tweet from a user of that platform

• A straight news report from a mainstream news organization

• A YouTube video posted by an individual

• An article in a peer-reviewed academic journal

What is the purpose of this media?

• To inform

• To entertain

• To persuade

• To sell

What is the purpose of this piece of media?

• To sell

• To document

• To inform

• To provoke

What is the primary purpose of this piece of media?

• To inform

• To entertain

• To provoke

• To persuade

What is the primary purpose of this piece of media?

• To provoke

• To persuade

• To entertain

• To document

What is the primary purpose of this piece of media?

• To provoke

• To inform

• To persuade

• To document

Which of the following statements best defines the differences between information designed to persuade you and information designed to provoke you?

• Information designed to provoke you aways uses fake images and video, while information to persuade you avoids both.

• Information designed to persuade you uses sound logic and credible evidence, while information designed to provoke you uses inflammatory tactics to get you to react emotionally.

• Information designed to persuade you is more easily shared with others than information designed to provoke you.

• Information designed to provoke you always comes from government agents from another country, whereas information designed to persuade you always comes from home.

The primary purpose of this information is to--

• document

• entertain

• persuade

• sell

The primary purpose of this piece of media is to--

• sell

• persuade

• entertain

• inform

Which zone of information does this article belong in?

• News

• Advertising

• Entertainment

• Opinion