English 3rd Quarter Flashcards
is an inclination toward (or away from) one way of thinking, often based on how you were raised
Bias
Descends from the Latin Praejudicium (“PRAE” - in advance of and “JUDICIUM” - judgement)
prejudice
refers to a preconceived opinion or feeling toward a person based solely of tge affliation with a group
prejudice
the definition of prejudice is melleable enough to eventually include members of a group whom society no longer favors once they reach a certain age
ageism
if you find yourself disliking people of a lower economic status or social class.
classism
holding negative attitudes toward people if a specific sexual orientation
homophobia
the belief that all members of each race possess characteristics or abilities specific to that race, especially so as to distinguish them as inferior or superior to another race or races
racism
can be a belief that one sex is superior to or more valuable thaan another sex
sexism
refers to any instance in which you treat another person differently solely because of their gender identity
transphobia
citizens of a nation-state might react in a prejudiced and bigoted way when different groups of immigrants
xenophobia
this is having an over generslized belief about a particular group especially if it is negative and is applied to every member of that group
stereotyping
means unfair favor
bias
sometimes influenced by prejudice
bias
are your thoughts, opinions, feelings toward a person or a group especially if negative
prejudice
it is not necessarily uttered or put into action, otger people may not know if you are prejudgement
prejudice
often has the aim on damaging the reputation of a person or entity, or making money through advertising revenue
false news
types of false news
clickbait
propaganda
satire/parody
misleading headings
biased news
sloppy journalism
stories that are deliberately fabricated to gain more website visitors and increase advertising revenue for websites
clickbait
use sensationalized headlines to grab attention abd drive click-throughs to the publisher website.
clickbait
stories that are created to deliberately mislead audiences, promote a biased point of view or particular political cause or agenda
propaganda
lots of website and social media accd publish fake news stories for entertainment and inject them with humor to embarass
satire/parody
stories that are not completely false can be distorted using misleading or sensationalized headlines
misleading headings
many people are drawn to news or stories that confirm their own beliefs or biases and fake news can prey on these biases
biased news
sometimes reporters or journalists may publish a story with unreliable info or without checking all the facts which can mislead audience
sloppy journalism
types of information disorder
misinformation
disinformation
malinformation
false information someone shares without knowing it’s untrue
misinformation
false information that’s sharef with the intention to harm
disinformation
true information that’s used to harm others
malinformation
some misinformation is unintentional to deceive its recipients
unintentionally-spread misinformation
categories of misinformation on social media
unintentionally-spread misinformation
intentionally-spread misinformation
urban legend
it is unverified information that can be true
rumor
this is the dark side and usually unnoticed face of crowd sourcing. it represents a form cyber-deception in whick workers are paid to express a false digital impression
crowd turfing
unsolicited information that unfairly overwhelms its recipients. it has been found on various platforms including instant messaging, email and social media
spam
it aims to cause disruptiob and arguemenr towards a certaion group of people
troll
refers to abusive content on social media that targets certain groups of people, threatening and expressing prejudice
hate speech
form of bullying happening online, usually in social medi, that may consist of any form of misinformation such as rumor and hate speech
cyber bullying
defined as truthfulbess of the source in respect to the information presented
validity
this method is particularly good at evaluating newspaper sources. like the 5w’s method, it also invloves answerinv critical questions about your source
smart check
SMART
source
motive
authority
review
two-source test
this method provides you with a set of criteria that makes a source more or less credible
craap test
CRAAP
currency
relevance
authority
accuracy
purpose
what is a “good” source
evaluating a source
