Media Vocabulary

Question 1

Disinformation

Answer 1

False information is knowingly shared to cause harm.

Question 2

Misinformation

Answer 2

False information is shared unknowingly, but no harm is intended.

Question 3

Cherry-picking

Answer 3

Selectively present statistical supporting a point of view while ignoring competing data.

Question 4

Over-generalization

Answer 4

Drawing conclusions from insufficient evidence.

Question 5

Acknowledge

Answer 5

Recognize; Admit.

Question 6

Bias

Answer 6

A particular preference or point of view that is personal.

Sesgo.

Question 7

Biased (adjective)

Answer 7

Favoring one side.

Sesgado

Question 8

Fringe

Answer 8

Adjective.
Unofficial; Extraofficial.
Alternativo.

Question 9

Trustworthy

Answer 9

Able to be trusted.

Question 10

Made up

Answer 10

Fabricated; Invented.

Question 11

Verify

Answer 11

To confirm

Question 12

To imply

Answer 12

To express indirectly

Question 13

Unknowingly

Answer 13

Without knowledge

Question 14

Verifiable

Answer 14

Able to be proved true by presentation of evidence or testimony.

Question 15

General public

Answer 15

Listeners who share the characteristics of people in general.

Question 16

Reputable

Answer 16

Having a good reputation.

Question 17

Hoax

Answer 17

An act intended to trick or deceive, a fraud.

Question 18

The big picture

Answer 18

El panorama completo.

Question 19

Questionable

Answer 19

Doubtful; Uncertain.

Question 20

Persuade

Answer 20

To convince.

Question 21

Knowing

Answer 21

Deliberado

Question 22

Knowingly

Answer 22

Intencionalmente

Question 23

Malinformation

Answer 23

Genuine information, which is designed to stay private, is shared into the public sphere to cause harm.

Question 24

Wide

Answer 24

Broad, large.