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Here's a thread that I have to make. It's about media literacy. I noticed, that even here, people go to news sources that piss them off, even after it's been advised not to do that. What we need is a crash course in media literacy and how to read through the sources, and such.
03:34 PM - Jun 19, 2023
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RobPalmerIRL (he/him/his)
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The very first thing you need to remember is that the legacy media will present two sides to every story (while intentionally leaving out facts and counter arguments). That is, they wish to have an unqualified person give an opinion on something they're not an expert of.
03:36 PM - Jun 19, 2023
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RobPalmerIRL (he/him/his)
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Secondly, consider the source of the information. Is this person a trusted professional/expert? Is their information accurate? If you have those questions, you should go to or seek out the professional/expert on your own.
03:38 PM - Jun 19, 2023
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Next pay attention to context clues, and listen to the entirety of the story, or read the piece. Here's something you need to consider, is that words can be twisted out of context, and so can a video clip.
03:39 PM - Jun 19, 2023
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RobPalmerIRL (he/him/his)
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Also pay attention to fear mongering. Think about the coverage of the indictments of Donald John Trump, and the legacy media's obsession with a person like DeSantis. They're getting scare ratings out of you, and this is something you have to avoid.
03:40 PM - Jun 19, 2023
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RobPalmerIRL (he/him/his)
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Also if you have watched some of these shows you notice flattery. That's right these organizations will tell you the people who support their side are smarter, more attractive, etc. This is also most prone on hard-right media like OANN, Fox News, etc.
03:42 PM - Jun 19, 2023
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RobPalmerIRL (he/him/his)
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Deadlines and peer pressure is another one. This is one I didn't know of, but this is a false sense of urgency, and also leads to echo chambers and group think.
03:43 PM - Jun 19, 2023
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RobPalmerIRL (he/him/his)
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Hyperbolic and outlandish outcomes are a bane to media literacy. For example we know that border crossings are down under the Biden admin, but the media goes with "migrant caravans" to drum up a hyperbolic/outlandish outcome. This also plays in with fear mongering.
03:49 PM - Jun 19, 2023
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RobPalmerIRL (he/him/his)
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The power play is something that would cause one to convince you that a worthless cause is actually a lot more than what it is. It also can put the breaks on a worthy cause to be deemed unimportant.
03:50 PM - Jun 19, 2023
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RobPalmerIRL (he/him/his)
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Almost everybody is guilty of using the Heroes and Villains trope without evidence. While it is obvious sometimes, other times it's not (especially without evidence).
03:51 PM - Jun 19, 2023
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RobPalmerIRL (he/him/his)
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Another trope is forcing people to pick a side. This one, again is tricky because with actual real evidence, and the truth, there are sides that we naturally take. Artificially however, this is a problem.
03:53 PM - Jun 19, 2023
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Then there's cozying up. It's our jobs to examine carefully the issues, and to make sure we make informed decisions, or reject fallacy immedately.
03:53 PM - Jun 19, 2023
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RobPalmerIRL (he/him/his)
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These are just some of the things you can do to help yourself with not being duped by the media. Others is to check sources, do follow-ups, and turning off a news source that you know are engaging in bad practices.
03:55 PM - Jun 19, 2023
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