Which Word?
What's the Big Idea
Specific Verbs
Essay Structure
Past Review
100

This word means "to believe someone or something is honest or reliable"

Trust

100

This refers to instructions that computers use to make decisions, like how TikTok decides what videos to show you.

Algorithm

100

This verb means to share widely.

Spread

100

An essay always starts with an introduction and always ends with a...

Conclusion

100

A deepfake is...

An AI picture or Video of a real person.

200

This word means to spread wrong information by accident or "mistake".

Misinformation

200

This story talks about people who only could see shadows and didn't know the real world.

Plato's Cave / Plato's Allegory of the Cave
200
This verb means to make sure something is true.

Verify

200
This one sentence represents the main idea of your essay. It is called....

Thesis Statement / Topic Sentence

200

This word means a difficult moral decision about what is good and bad.

Dilemma

300

This word means to treat as important or focus on.

Prioritize

300

This kind of AI doesn't just find patterns - It makes new things that match the patterns.

Generative AI

300

This word means to twist or bend out of shape.

Distort

300

This paragraph helps make your essays stronger by pointing out errors in the opposing argument.

Counterclaim Paragraph

300

This word means to copy someone else's work without giving them credit.

Plagiarism

400

This adjective means something or someone is honest, or trustworthy. They tell the truth.

Credible

400

Social media tracks your interests, puts you with people who have similar opinions, and hides other opinions from you. This is called a...

Filter Bubble

400

This word means to  create rules in order to control.

Regulate

400

The purpose of an argumentative essay is...

To convince the reader to agree with your opinion.

400

This word means to measure or test something or someone.

Assess

500

This word refers to wrong information that is spread on purpose to confuse or trick people.

Disinformation

500

When you believe something, you are more likely to trust evidence that agrees with you and more likely to doubt or ignore evidence that contradicts your beliefs. This is called....

Confirmation Bias

500

This word means to control in a dishonest way.

Manipulate

500
WHITEBOARD: A counterclaim has these three parts.

Acknowledgement

Concession

Rebuttal / Refutation

500

This word means to work against a purpose, to slowly weaken, or to dig out underneath.

Undermine