Question 1

Fake news essentially involves…

Accepted Answer

A)  Political propaganda 
B)  Biased reporting 
C)  Deliberate deception 
D)  Unintentional mistakes and misunderstandings 
A)  Political propaganda 
B)  Biased reporting 
C)  Deliberate deception 
D)  Unintentional mistakes and misunderstandings

Question 2

What are some of the ways that fake news affects society? Has fake news affected your life in any way?

Accepted Answer

Fake news can have a significant impact

Question 3

In order to discern what's real and what's fake, we must read both critically and…

Accepted Answer

A)  Rationally 
B)  Vertically 
C)  Laterally 
D)  Imaginatively 
A)  Rationally 
B)  Vertically 
C)  Laterally 
D)  Imaginatively

Question 4

What are the characteristics of a reliable fact-checker? What are some examples of reliable fact-checkers?

Accepted Answer

A reliable fact-checker possesses severa

Question 5

When it comes to fake images, one obstacle to critical thinking is the fact that…

Accepted Answer

A)  People tend to ignore images when they read 
B)  People are bad at recognizing when images have been doctored 
C)  People are ignorant of the existence of fake images 
D)  People tend to read vertically rather than laterally 
A)  People tend to ignore images when they read 
B)  People are bad at recognizing when images have been doctored 
C)  People are ignorant of the existence of fake images 
D)  People tend to read vertically rather than laterally

Fake news essentially involves…

What are some of the ways that fake news affects society? Has fake news affected your life in any way?

In order to discern what's real and what's fake, we must read both critically and…

What are the characteristics of a reliable fact-checker? What are some examples of reliable fact-checkers?

When it comes to fake images, one obstacle to critical thinking is the fact that…

Critical Thinking, Facts, and Feelings

Obstacles to Critical Thinking

Identifying and Evaluating Arguments

Deductive Argument Patterns

Inductive Arguments and Statistics

Evidence and Experts

Advertising: Commercial and Political

Causal Arguments

Inference to the Best Explanation

Judging Scientific Theories

Fallacies and Persuaders

Critical Thinking in Morality

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Exam 7: Fake News

Fake news essentially involves…

What are some of the ways that fake news affects society? Has fake news affected your life in any way?

In order to discern what's real and what's fake, we must read both critically and…

What are the characteristics of a reliable fact-checker? What are some examples of reliable fact-checkers?

When it comes to fake images, one obstacle to critical thinking is the fact that…

Critical Thinking, Facts, and Feelings

Obstacles to Critical Thinking

Identifying and Evaluating Arguments

Deductive Argument Patterns

Inductive Arguments and Statistics

Evidence and Experts

Advertising: Commercial and Political

Causal Arguments

Inference to the Best Explanation

Judging Scientific Theories

Fallacies and Persuaders

Critical Thinking in Morality

Filters