Fake News

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. Fake news is…

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. Propaganda is…

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. Writing that expresses opinions or advocates change (advocacy journalism) is not fake news unless…

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. The fake news story concocted by Cameron Harris…

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. Reasonable skepticism entails that…

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. Legitimate reasons for believing a claim come from…

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. When professional fact-checkers want to know whether a website is a reliable source of information, they...

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. Critical thinking tells us that it is reasonable to...

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. Skilled researchers. . .

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. The best cure for confirmation bias is to. . .

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. Lies are different from merely false statements.

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. Lateral reading is the best way to assess the reliability of a website.

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. Reasonable skepticism means that we mistrust all sources.

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. A legitimate reason for believing a claim is that most people believe it.

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. People tend to believe photos and videos, too easily thinking that what they see is the whole, undistorted, simple truth.

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. It is reasonable to suspend judgment on claims that you are unsure of.

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. A common flaw in reasoning is the failure to consider evidence or arguments that do not support our preferred claims or positions.

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. Your believing that something is true makes it true.

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. A legitimate reason for believing a claim is that it feels right.

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. Satirical news is intended to be funny or outrageous and is definitely fake but is not necessarily fake news.

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