Media
Vocabulary
Tools of Persuasion
Current Events
Teens and Media
100
Two kinds of social media.
What is facebook, twitter, instagram, line, etc.
100
This kind of information aims to persuade or even brainwash.
What is propaganda?
100
This tool of persuasion uses scary things to frighten you.
What is appeal to fear?
100
The President of Russia.
Who is Vladimir Putin?
100
This is how many text messages teens send per day.
What is 60?
200
Two kind of print media.
What are newspapers, magazines, books, etc?
200
These two adjectives mean fact-based and opinionated.
What is objective and subjective?
200
This tool of persuasion assumes things about people because of the race, religion, gender, culture, or group they belong to.
What is stereotyping?
200
This terrorist group is causing a lot of violence in Iraq.
What is ISIS?
200
This percentage of teens have posted photos of themselves online.
What is 91%
300
This is what media does.
What is communicate?
300
This means to publish lies on purpose about someone.
What is slander?
300
This tool of persuasion uses "experts" to convince you they are right.
What is appeal to authority?
300
This sports organization is under investigation for bribes and corruption.
What is FIFA?
300
90% of texts are read within this many minutes.
What is 3 minutes?
400
This is media that is presenting only one side of the story.
What is bias?
400
When you consume news or do research, this is the kind of source you want to use.
What is credible?
400
This tool of persuasion tries to make you feel sympathy or guilt to persuade you.
What is appeal to pity?
400
Aung San Suu Kyi is a democratic leader form this Asian country.
What is Burma or Myanmar?
400
This percentage of teens are overweight.
What is 28%?
500
One kind of broadcast media.
What is television or radio?
500
This word means understanding right from wrong.
What is ethical?
500
This tool of persuasion uses big exaggerations : "This is the best ice cream the world has ever seen!"
What is hyperbole?
500
The winner of the Laguna Marathon is from this country.
What is the Philippines?
500
This is how many t.v. commercials teens see per day.
What is 70?