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WorksheetsWhat the Fact Vocabulary
Total questions: 46
Worksheet time: 23mins
misinformation
false information that is spread by people who realize it is false and sharing with the intention of causing harm
false information that is spread by bots and trolls.
false information that is spread by people who don't realize its false and who share it without any intentin of causing harm
Bias
prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair.
treating people equally without favouritism or discrimination
obstinate or unreasonable attachment to a belief, opinion, or faction
Myth
a traditional story, especially one concerning the early history of a people or explaining some natural or social phenomenon, and typically involving supernatural beings or events.
non fiction
false or wrong
Hoax
a traditional story, especially one concerning the early history of a people or explaining some natural or social phenomenon, and typically involving supernatural beings or events.
a plan
a humorous or malicious deception.
Conspiracy
a secret plan by a group to do something unlawful or harmful.
a spy
classified
Source
a place, person, or thing from which something comes or can be obtained.
where water comes from
when something enters a pipeline
Debunk
tell a lie
expose the falseness or hollowness of (a myth, idea, or belief).
bully someone
Information Ecosystem
lotic
when information is learned
System with the capacity to manage information and build relationships between objects viewed into a specific context.
Disinformation
a magic trick
false information
a true statement
Bots
R2D2
an autonomous program on the internet or another network that can interact with systems or users.
yoda
Trolls
a nice walk in the park with friends
a really ugly creature who lives under a tree
make a deliberately offensive or provocative online post with the aim of upsetting someone or eliciting an angry response from them.
Fake News
a false claim to the public
a fairytale
when you lie to your mom
Malinformation
information from a man
false information
information that is true and factual, but it is intentionally conveyed in order to inflict actual harm or cause the imminent threat
Misleading content
content that makes you think something that is not
forshawdowing what will happen in the text
content that paints a picture
Imposter content
happy content
fraudulant content
Manipulated content
a walk with friends
worped or messed with in some way
fradulant content
Logical Fallacy
common errors in reasoning that will undermine the logic of your argument.
false information
telling a joke while acting serious
Straw Man Arguement
the plot to wizard of Oz
form of argument and an informal fallacy of having the impression of refuting an argument
Cherry Picking
picking cherries
the action or practice of choosing and taking only the most beneficial or profitable items, opportunities, etc
Conspiracy Theory
va belief that some secret but influential organization is responsible for an event or phenomenon
knowing its going to rain by your knee hurting
prediction to when the world will end
Implicit Bias
someone not in your social class
being rude to someone
pre-reflective attribution of particular qualities by an individual to a member of some social out group
Heuristics
pre-reflective attribution of particular qualities by an individual to a member of some social out group
a process or method
the study of animals
Confirmation Bias
the tendency to interpret new evidence as confirmation of one's existing beliefs or theories.
pre-reflective attribution of particular qualities by an individual to a member of some social out group
a process or method
Assimilation Bias
the tendency to interpret information in a way that supports a desired conclusion
the ability to tell the future
the tendency to interpret information in a way that supports a desired conclusion
Dunning-Kruger Effect is when a person does not have skills or ability in a specific area but sees themselves as fully equipped to give opinions or carry out tasks in that field, even though objective measures or people around them may disagree.
True
False
Polarization
division into two sharply contrasting groups or sets of opinions or beliefs.
a process or method
being rude to someone
Inductive Reasoning
The Scientific Method
a general principle is derived from a body of observations
division into two sharply contrasting groups or sets of opinions or beliefs.
Deductive Reasoning
The Scentific Method
a general principle is derived from a body of observations
a logical approach where you progress from general ideas to specific conclusions
Skepticism
a doubt of something being truthful
a lie
knowing you are right
Propaganda
information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view
Infulencing the public
a large group of people rallying together
Clickbait
an ad
content whose main purpose is to attract attention and encourage visitors to click on a link to a particular web page
information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view
Satire
a type of poetry
a comedians process
the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices
Partisan
committed member of a political party
a comedians process
a type of paragraph
Agenda Setting
influence the importance placed on the topics of the public agenda
where a story takes place
a plan for the day
Gatekeeping
the activity of controlling, and usually limiting, general access to something
keeping a secret
a social media platform
News Judgement
the activity of controlling, and usually limiting, general access to something
letting a large group of people know certain news
the process journalists use to determine what is newsworthy based on eight factors or news values
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
the first amendment
law that requires the full or partial disclosure of previously unreleased or uncirculated information and documents controlled by the U.S. government, state, or other public authority upon request
a very important person of the legal system
News Desert
law that requires the full or partial disclosure of previously unreleased or uncirculated information and documents controlled by the U.S. government, state, or other public authority upon request
a community that is no longer covered by daily or nondaily newspapers
a desert formed in the last 25 years
Framing
moving the pitch to make it a strike
the intial decsions about which angle the story will be told from and whos voices it will feature
creating the border around the picture
Selective Exposure
focusing on information in their environment that confirms their current attitudes in order to avoid or reduce cognitive dissonance
focusing only on certain parts of what someone is saying
Editorial
having a peer edit your writing
editing a peice of writing
written by or on behalf of an editor that gives an opinion on a topical issue.
Op-ed
printed on the page opposite the editorial page in a newspaper, devoted to commentary, feature articles, etc
the opposite of a noun
the opposite of gatekeeping
Bothsidesism
media bias in which journalists present an issue as being more balanced between opposing viewpoints than the evidence supports
media bias in which journalists present an issue falsely
evidence in a media artical
Movement Journalist
journalism centered around geography
a traveling journalist
journalism in the service of social, political, and economic transformation
Media Diet
spending every spare minute on the media
sum of information and entertainment media taken in by an individual
taking a break from media intake
Algorithm
a process or set of rules to be followed in calculations or other problem-solving operations
code
sum of information and entertainment media taken in by an individual
