General Trivia
Between the sender and the receiver, we have a message that is transmitted via a channel. We refer to this channel by which a message is sent as the...
What is the medium?
Media literate people routinely _____________ about all media they consume or create.
what is ask questions?
Information is the presentation of what
about a subject.
What are facts?
This technique tries to convince the audience that the brand of product is just like you, an average, normal person that you can relate to and trust.
What is plain folks?
During the transmission of a message, one of the things that impacts how well the message is both sent and received is the level of ___________________, or interference that acts as a distraction.
What is noise?
The ability of an individual to apply critical thinking skills to properly evaluate information.
What is information literacy?
This is fabricated information that mimics news media content in form but not in organizational process
or intent.
What is fake news?
This kind of propaganda, also known as association, is a technique that links a person, idea, or product to something else that is already well-liked or disliked. (Example: American patriotism)
What is transfer?
The process of turning thoughts and a message into a form of communication.
What is encoding?
Logical fallacies are common errors in reasoning that will undermine the logic of an argument. One such fallacy is the mistaken assumption that a small decision will lead to scaling and increasingly negative consequences.
What is the slippery slope fallacy?
This is information that is based on reality but it is used to inflict harm on a person, organization or country.
What is malinformation?
This technique will use a famous celebrity or well known person to add credibility to the product or service they are trying to sell.
What is testimonial?
The process of turning a message into thoughts and ascribing meaning.
What is decoding?
This kind of bias is the tendency to search for, interpret, favor, and recall information in a way that confirms or supports one's prior beliefs or values.
What is confirmation bias?
This is the sharing of inaccurate and misleading information in an unintentional way.
What is misinformation?
This technique promotes the idea that everyone is buying a service or product, making it seem like there is an in crowd and an out crowd...You don't want to feel left out.
What is bandwagon?
One important reason we study DMC is so that we can become active participants, rather than just be passive ______________, of the digital media landscape.
What is consumers
Logical fallacies are common errors in reasoning that will undermine the logic of an argument. One such example is known as the "you, also" argument—which takes place in response to ad hominem attack by making a similar claim about the attacker. What is the name of this fallacy?
What is tu quoque
This is the deliberate dissemination of false or inaccurate information in order to discredit a person or organization.
What is disinformation?
This technique uses vague language that doesn't really mean anything to try and get you to associate something positive with the product.
What is glittering generalities?