Clickbait

Clickbait is ______________ created just to get clicks.

• Email

• Headlines

• Phone calls

• News

Which of the following are clues that something might be clickbait?

• ​​It seems impossible or unbelievable.

  
  

• It tries to shock you with language like "You Won't Believe This!"

  
  

• The title includes the phrase 'You won't believe what happens next'
• All of the above.

  
  

Most clickbait links are a type of ____________. This means the more times people click on these links, the more money they make.

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• Storyboard

• Curiosity gap

• Hacker

• Advertising

How confident do you feel about identifying a headline that might be clickbait?

• Very confident
• Not confident at all
• Somewhat confident
• I don't know what clickbait is

Amelia is reading an article and sees a link that says "Go Ahead and Play That Video Game: It Might Actually Be Good for You!" Amelia is curious about why video games might be good because her mom says they're a waste of time. What is Amelia's interest in clicking this link an example of?

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• Advertising

• Attitude

• Curiosity gap

• Confluence