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| Who are some of the major snake oil "salesmen" that we've investigated so far? |
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| What are some major examples of spin in terms of misleading TV ads and/or magazine ads? |
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9/11 Moores film
Bush Wolfe Film |
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| Anything that is deceptive |
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| To mislead people about matters to sway them in a certain direction |
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| Causes Some mnior things like losing money but can also cause major things like people dying |
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| Businesses. political leaders, lobbying groups, & political parties. Alot of people spin to benefit themselves. |
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| Why were misleading TV ads/magazine ads deceptive? |
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Implied Falsehoods
*Is and is w/ Clinton*
*Bush w/ wolves.. it was actually the 2nd terrorist attack on America from a terrorist group* |
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| What are some of the ads that we watched clips from here in class? |
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| If it's scary-be wary.. what is this factor called? |
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Fud Factor
(Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt) |
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| What are some examples from the the text of FUD? |
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| Spyware, Nuclear Weapons by Saddam Huessain, |
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| What is an example of "a story that's too good to be true?" |
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| Michael Bellesiles-National Gun Control Book. |
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| Who wrote the book about favoring national gun contro? |
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| What are some examples of Data in the service of ideology? |
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The Beauty Myth-Many young girls dying of anorexia when the number was far over estimated
Number of homeless people extremely overestimated |
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| Data in the service of technology are claims that are too ___ to accept when they match ____ |
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What are some examples of "the Dangling comparative"
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| When you are presented with claims of "larger, better, faster, what should you ask? |
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What are some words used in a superlative swindle?
What should you ask? |
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Biggest, Fastest..
(Than what?/Compared to what?) |
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| Examples of Pay you tuesday con- |
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| Credit Cards, National Debt, |
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| what is an example of the blame game? |
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| Pointing your finger at an unpopular group hoping to divert the attention from your problem. |
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| Pointing your finger at an unpopular group, hoping to divert attention is called... |
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| Coca Cola isn't just carbonated water that's been flavored and sweetened, it's the "real thing" .. What is this an example of? |
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| How large is large? Examples of this.. |
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Coffee Sizes,
Olive Sizes |
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| Misnamed- Says that something isn't what it says it is. |
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| Bonny & Clyde, Assault Weapon Ban & Machine Gun Kelly are all examples of.. |
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| What was the misnomer concerning the assault weapon ban? |
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| Assault weapon ban wasn't even about assault weapons--assault weapons are semi-automatics |
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| Estate Tax Vs. Death Tax is an example of? |
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| When you make something fit your own definition.. this is called?.. |
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| Up to 50% off.. is an example of? |
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| They suck the meaning out of the phrase or sentence.... |
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| Why does eye candy work so well? |
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| It shows us something pleasant even if the product is unpleasant |
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| What does average really mean? |
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| it does not mean typical.. it ranges! |
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| How does average differ from mean and mode? |
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Mean is the highest and lowest put together and divided
Mode is the most prevolent number (reoccuring) |
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Draw a line in the sand- can this line be moved because context changes everything?
What is this called? |
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| Bill Clinton's what is the meaning of "is"? is an example of.. |
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| This is when sometimes people pick words that are deceptive without being strictly technically false.. |
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| You give the impression there are weapons of mass destruction when there aren't... this is an example of.. |
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| We aren't hardwired to think rationally... we believe most things we see/hear |
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| why does the psychology of deception work so well? |
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It is painful to be confronted with evidence that contradicts what we believe.
We engage in wishful thinking |
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| Why does Bias work so well? |
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| We come up with reasons to support the things that favor our own side. |
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| Why do we pay more than we need to for items? |
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| We are fools, we are tricked into believing the more expensive it is-the better |
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| What did we learn from the grey goose effect? |
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| Quality is NOT equated with price |
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| What did we learn from the Bullock scam issue? |
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| We have to use our brains |
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| What was the Bullock Scam issue? |
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| A tax scam that was implemented on many rich people who were told by the judge to use their brains.. because the scam was so obvious. |
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| How can some mis-information be deadly? |
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Women are programmed to believe Breast Cancer is the leading killer of women, but really it is heart disease.
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| What is dangerous ignorance? |
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Having false facts or presumptions about dangerous things that can cause problems. Such as teenagers contracting STDs because they thought they couldn't contract them.
Or the amount of college students that think its "normal" to hook up on the first date.. when really most people are uncomfortable with it. |
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| Why do we always seem to wind up in the fog of war? |
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| Because we get the facts wrong. |
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| What did the trojan war, spanish american war, vietnam war, & Iraq war all have in common? |
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| They were begun under false pretenses |
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| What is the great crow fallacy? |
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| Crows do NOT use automoblies as nutcrackers |
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| What does the example of the crows teach us about "seeing is believing? |
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| Seeing isn't necessarily believing-- |
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| Can we believe what we see on TV? |
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Can we believe what the army allows us to see on tv?
What is an example of misinformation we have seen via the army? |
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Sometimes..
The smart bombs that we dropped in the 1st Gulf war didn't always hit their targets like we were led to believe |
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| The blind man and the elephant.. |
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Every man thought a part of the elephant was a different object... our immediate experience is what we give most weight to.
Our personal experience rarely gives us the WHOLE PICTURE |
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| Numbers can't just be drawn from thin air because stastics __ |
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| Real evidence, unlike attention-grabbing acedotes, is generated by systematic study... but not all studies are created ____ |
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| Saying it, doesn't make it __ |
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| Extraordinary claims need ____ |
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| How can the the Internet help us track down good information? |
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| Good sites like Gov. sites, .edu sites |
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| How do we find the good sites? |
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| Use educational sites and unbiased government sites |
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| What did the Clarence Darrow quote teach us about the need to backtrack and cross check? |
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| The quote wasn't a primary source, it was just a bunch of people who "heard from so-and-so" |
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| Who do we go to for our sources? |
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| What are primary sources? |
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| A primary source is a document, speech, or other sort of evidence written, created or otherwise produced during the time under study |
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| What are secondary sources? |
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| Secondary sources provide interpretation and analysis of primary sources. Secondary sources are one step removed from the original event or "horse's mouth." |
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| How can we be certain enough? |
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| How can we be skeptical but not cynical? |
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| Why do we need a respect for the facts? |
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You'll be money ahead and save yourself time and annoyance if you develop the habits of mind.
You keep your mind engaged.
You check your own assumptions |
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