Current Problems Review Q1

Candidate Ted stated " Ignore those phony experts! They're lying again!"

• Fair

• Unfair

When a news source (or something else) wants to convince you to do something.

• Rhetorical Device

• Negative Bias

• Persuasive technique

• Media Bias

Everyone has the new Jordan's you should get them too!

• Bandwagon

• Repetition

• Testimonial

• Euphemism

Rhetorical devices are

• Using words that make it seem silly or not important

• news source (or something else) wants to convince you to do something

• Techniques using language to persuade or influence

• Quoting a person’s own words

Which of the following is NOT involved when evaluating a writer?

• Are they married or single?

• Are there other pieces of writing to compare it to?

• What is the Author’s opinion on the topic?

• Does the author have a history that relates to the topic?

When contemplating Media Bias

• You should give up

• Truth and fairness come into question

• You cannot evaluate it because it doesn't exist

• Truth and fairness are never questioned

Which type of bias uses words like "he/she thinks or feels"?

• Mudslinging

• Mind reading

• Unsubstantiated claims

• Jumping to conclusions

Which type of Media Bias uses personal accusations and slanderous words?

• Unsubstantiated claims

• Jumping to conclusions

• Mudslinging

• Slant

You are watching television. A commercial comes on and shows a celebrity who claims that he used the product and loved it. What type of rhetorical technique is this?

• Exaggeration

• Testimonial

• Bandwagon

• Euphemism

 You are driving down the road and pass a billboard for a worldwide company. It reads 'Billions of customers served'. What type of rhetorical device is this?

• Bandwagon

• Exaggeration

• Euphemism

• Testimonial