Responsibilities as Consumers of Media

The power of the mind to think and form judgements logically; it is used to appeal the rationality of an audience.

• Ethos

• Pathos

• Logos

• Thanos

All of the following steps are taken to report fake news on Facebook except:

• Click on the little down-pointing arrow at the corner of the post

• Call Mark Zuckerberg. His number is 867-5309

• Pull down to "report post."

• Click "I think it shouldn't be on Facebook," or "It's a false news story."

All of the following EXCEPT one are examples of legitimate news websites:

• Info Wars

• The Wall Street Journal

• The New York Times

• The Washington Post

Feelings accentuated by experiencing love, hate, fear, etc. An appeal to emotion is used to engage with an audience and create an emotional response.

• Ethos

• Pathos

• Logos

• Bias

Why should you do a reverse image search on google before sharing or retweeting a post with a photograph as evidence?

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Post that a blogger has been paid to write about a product; it is often a review of the product.

• Native Ad

• Info-mercial

• Sponsored Post

• Vlog

The establishment of authority and reliability and is used to create certain emotional responses in audience.

• Propaganda

• Ethos

• Pathos

• Logos

Assigning blame to a group or individual, when that group or individual is really not the cause of the problem.

• Omission

• Half the information

• Bandwagon

• Scapegoating

The decision to ignore dangerous or negative information by "burying" one's head in the sand.

• Myside Bias

• Stereotyping

• Conservatism Bias

• Ostrich Effect Bias

How will you know if you are on a satirical news website?

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