Sources - Info & Reliability Flashcards
How to recognise reliable sources vs conspiracy theories.
Two visuals news stories use to manipulate the reader?
Dramatic graphics and language, especially in the title.
How does the news manipulate people?
Through fear and anxiety.
How do magazines/newspapers sneak in fake stories?
They co-mingle them with real stories.
What is the purpose of comingling real and fake stories?
To build hypersensitivity to fake stories.
How did the news aid vaccination consipiracy theories? What happened next?
They released news stories of negative side effects which altered public perception of vax safety. The risks and panic were inflated by public perception. A lot of people cancelled Astra Zeneca vaccinations.
What are the realities of the disinformation about vaccinations?
People are put at risk.
You are more likely to suffer a blood clot from flying.
Normal number of bloodclots is 82 per day.
What is a straw horse opening statement?
A strong, but untrue, statement on which arguments are based.
What is quote mining?
When someone uses a quote out of context to create untruth.
How does someone farm likes?
They make up a story with emotional value, and plea others to raise up the profile of the story/person.
How does the news farm likes? (2)
They use negative bias and emotional graphics/language to manipulate you. They use headlines to blow a story out of proportion.
What two news sections are used to manipulate most often?
Current events and weather.
Ways to check reliability of information?
Google scholar, check credentials of person writing article, and the person they are quote mining. Check the URL
Ways to deal with misinformation?
Investigate the author of the claim, the company and people they work for. Investigate the claim.
