English final year exam Flashcards
Modal verbs
Modal verbs are auxiliary (helping) verbs that show how certain or necessary something is or if someone is allowed to do something
Agenda
objective behind content production - in media
Bias
When something is favoured over another, in an unfair way
Clickbait
Content designed to attract attention, often with misleading headlines
Credibility
The reliability of a source
Disinformation
Deliberately spread false or misleading information with deceiving intentions
Fake news
News stories created to mislead/manipulate
Information
Data that provides knowledge
Manipulation
Controlling someone or something in a deceptive way
Misinformation
Inaccurate information spread without harmful intent
Othering
Portraying someone or a group as ‘different’, often to exclude them
Propaganda
Information set in a biased nature, to promote a certain cause
Transparency
To be honest
Synthetic media and one example
The act of using AI to form misinformation and disinformation (eg. deep fakes)
Catfish
A form of fraud where a person creates a fake identity to target a victim
Astroturfing
Astroturfing is when someone is often paid to spread opinions to influence the public about a certain group
Possibility - Modal verbs
Show that something could happen (can, could, may and might)
Ability - Modal verbs
Show what someone is able to do (can, and could)
Permission - Modal verbs
Show what is allowed (can, and may)
Obligation - Modal verbs
Show what is necessary or right (shall, should, and must
Condition - Modal verbs
Show what might happen under certain conditions (would)
How to write a WHAT, WHY, HOW?
What - Identify the statement
How - How the language feature is used to support the statement
Why - What does the author intend the audience to think/feel
Proper adjectives
Adjectives made from a proper noun, used to describe something (eg. Italian foods)
Euphemism
A mild or indirect word used to replace something more harsh