Pushing back against the surge of misinformation online, California will now require all K-12 students to learn media literacy skills -- such as recognizing fake news and thinking critically about what they encounter on the internet.
Recognizing fake news now a required subject in California schools::undefined
I learned how to identify propaganda in an English class in high school. Propaganda is such as evil sounding word, but Wikipedia calls it “communication that is primarily used to influence or persuade an audience to further an agenda”
That agenda might be widely accepted as correct - “killing innocent people is not good” - propaganda
Or of course it might be horrific - “xyz group of people is less worthy than everyone else and should be exterminated” - also propaganda
Or obvious - Posters that exclaim “Ice cream is delicious!” - still propaganda
It’s crucial to recognize it quickly when material is influencing or persuading you, and to then give it a critical look. A good citizen will always be informed and able to recognize material that attempts to convince them to believe something as true.
communication that is primarily used to influence or persuade an audience to further an agenda
I always found this kind of funny. As opposed to, what, communication that’s just for the speaker to assuage their own self-doubt? Is that really even a distinction that’s possible to make, anyways?
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I learned how to identify propaganda in an English class in high school. Propaganda is such as evil sounding word, but Wikipedia calls it “communication that is primarily used to influence or persuade an audience to further an agenda”
That agenda might be widely accepted as correct - “killing innocent people is not good” - propaganda
Or of course it might be horrific - “xyz group of people is less worthy than everyone else and should be exterminated” - also propaganda
Or obvious - Posters that exclaim “Ice cream is delicious!” - still propaganda
It’s crucial to recognize it quickly when material is influencing or persuading you, and to then give it a critical look. A good citizen will always be informed and able to recognize material that attempts to convince them to believe something as true.
THAT’S PROPAGANDA
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I mean, it actually is because they left out the rest of the quote:
It’s also an example of Contextomy, which is sometimes a form of propaganda.
I always found this kind of funny. As opposed to, what, communication that’s just for the speaker to assuage their own self-doubt? Is that really even a distinction that’s possible to make, anyways?