A term used when it is evident that someone is not neutral in their judgment of an issue
What is biased
The device used to show "everyone is doing it"
What is bandwagon
Bernie Sanders is another tree hugging, dirty, liberal hippy
What is name calling
Ben Healy is a big fan of this frowned upon habit in conversation
What is gossip?
Danielle Citron warned us about this kind of technology that can be used to alter videos and make people look like they say or do something they did not.
What is a deepfake
The type of evidence used in observations and single stories
What is anecdotal
this device is used to make someone seem just like everyone else
What is Plain Folks
all republicans are rich, selfish morons
What is poisoning the well
Livvy wrote about a conspiracy theory that centered around poisonings that happened in this ancient city.
What is Rome?
This cartoon clip featured the red herring and had a dog advise a political candidate to distract the crowd by saying 911
What is Family Guy
This is another word for someone that leans "left" in their thinking
What is a liberal or a democrat
is a propaganda technique that seeks to manipulate audience perception of an issue by emphasizing one side and repressing another. Such emphasis may be achieved through media bias or the use of one-sided testimonials, or by simply censoring the voices of critics.
What is cardstacking
TV can't be harmful to children because it occupies their attention and keeps them off the streets- this prevents them from being exposed to drugs and drugs are what is wrong with our nation's children today
What is red herring/ will accept strawman or pointing to another wrong (Whataboutism)
Gorvett explains this reason people believe in a conspiracy theory because they want to be part of an "in group."
What is tribalism
When Nick Naylor changed the argument from chocolate or vanilla to freedom and then suggested his son did not value freedom, he was using what faulty argument?
What is strawman
when a celebrity or a person gives endorsement or tells a story to support an issue or a product.
What is a testimonial or false authority
is an emotionally appealing phrase so closely associated with highly valued concepts and beliefs that it carries conviction without supporting information or reason. Using great words over and over
What is a glittering generality
If you don't vote for the bill to reduce corporate emissions, the environment will suffer and your grandchildren may never walk on grass or sit under a tree in their lifetime
What is an appeal to fear or slippery slope
Jennifer Eberhardt gave an example of implicit bias when her own son expressed this fear of a man he saw when he though he would
What is rob the plane
Chimimanda Ngozie Adiche illustrated the danger of having only one glimpse of a larger world view in her Ted Talk: The Danger of ___________________
What is the Single Story
When we take something for granted or accept an idea without sufficient proof of its truth or certainty
What is an assumption
We did this with the flags in the background for our propaganda add. It is meant to take one image and move the thoughts and feelings that go along with it to another person or product.
What is transfer
i will never get the flu shot again. I got it this year and now i have the flu. I know it was caused by the shot.
What is post hoc
In an article by Awaken Consciousness, the author tries to convince the reader that America never did this.
What is land on the moon
Ash Beckham explained in her TED Talk about difficult conversations that this "is no place to live."
What is a closet