week 7 Flashcards
what is truth decay
in increasing disagreement of facts based on an increased opinion that opposes the truth.
this degrades the value and trust that was once placed in trusted resources
blurs the line between opinion and truth
misinformation
falsified data
-inaccurate photo captions, data, and stats that is taken seriously as the truth
disinformation
deliberately manipulated audio or video. this is the intentional creation of conspiracy theories or rumors
malinformation
the publication of private information for personal or corporate benefit. commonly, the context and date associated what the data are altered
a revenge scheme
motivated reasoning
-people wanna arrive at conclusions in which they want to arrive at, but commonly they cannot reasonably justify their conclusions
- people want accurate info, but also want it to align with their beliefs
conformation bias
preferring into that confirms existing beliefs
who is pushing science denial
oil and gas companies, political parties and media outlets (climate denial)
tobacco, conflicting countries… (other science denial)
what are the 5 stages of climate denial
1) deny problem exists
2) dey we caused the problem
3)deny it is actually a problem
4)deny we can solve the problem
5) its too late
whats is conspiracy
a secret agreement by a group to gain political or economic power, violate rights or alter govt institutions
cultural/ personal cognition
the act of forming strong beliefs that uphold their self image or the expectation of their culture
what is woke washing
the appropriation of ethical values in order to improve the reputation of a standing entity or business.
larger companies and government systems commonly preform this to contribute to climate denial… ‘delaying the effects of climate change”
