3.1 A-The Responsibilies Of Citizenship Flashcards
What is the author arguing in the first paragraph?
That he and his colleagues were performing their civic duties after a long day of work; they were happy that many people did not have trouble regarding the process of voting and whatnot.
What is the author arguing in the second paragraph?
That two individuals were conversing about picking a candidate and that their foundation for their evidence was quite pathetic.
What is the author arguing in the 3rd paragraph?
That the conversation between the two voters represented everything wrong about today’s democracy as their knowledge was solely based on fake news; like millions of other American’s, they had Allen to the gamut of fake news forced through the spigot of social media via dubious sources, most likely Russian.
What is the author arguing in the 4th paragraph?
That the Russians meddling with our democratic elections is, indeed, a fact and that they have been doing so through utilizing bots, fake social media accounts, and trolls since 2016; he then goes on to emphasize that this was and continues to be a significant threat to our democratic system and that they should not be underestimated.
What is the author arguing in the 5th paragraph?
That he and his colleagues wanted to screech at the voters for not being informed; however, that wasn’t they case. They had just fallen victim to the algorithm of social media and search engines. Towards the end, he argues that major companies like Facebook and Google have went on to update their algorithms and search engines in order to provide original reporting.
What is the author arguing in the 6th paragraph?
That according to sources such as the FBI, Russia set out on a massive campaign of misinformation, trolling, and inciting people with incendiary commentary and that there’s no doubt about this.
What is the author arguing in the 7th paragraph?
That it’s not only Russia and other entities that our hell-bent on spreading misinformation; the algorithms and data impact our choices and the voters previously mentioned had fell victim to these as they failed to do research on their own and took information in at face-value without questioning it.
Define Prescient
Having or showing knowledge of events before they take place.
Define Bombardment
A continuous flow of questions, criticisms, or information.
Define Pithy
Concise and forcefully expressive.
Define Promulgated.
Promote or make widely known (a cause or idea).
Define Modicum
A small quantity of a particular thing, especially something considered desirable or valuable.
Define Naysayer.
A person who criticizes, objects to, or opposes something.
Define Mandate
An official order or commission to do something.
Define Exculpate
Show or declare that someone is not guilty of wrongdoing.
