The Media and Politics

Question 1

The first step is to identify the , or main topic, of the source. The next step is to explore the central ideas and look for within the source. It is also important to understand the author’s , or reason, for creating the source. A source could be considered if it is highly subjective and not balanced.

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subject; The first step is to identify the , or main topic, of the source.: subject; The next step is to explore the central ideas and look for within the source.: evidence; It is also important to understand the author’s , or reason, for creating the source.: motivation; A source could be considered if it is highly subjective and not balanced.: biased

Question 2

✔ evidencea summaryan evaluation

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evidence

Question 3

topicopinion✔ motivation

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motivation

Question 4

✔ biasedunbiased

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biased

Question 5

What is the central idea of Terrie’s ad?

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Stop smoking to protect your health and preserve your body.

Question 6

Which strategies does this ad use to motivate the public? Check all that apply.It appeals to the viewer’s emotions.It addresses smoking as a moral issue.It promotes the idea of self-preservation.It provides statistics on the dangers of smoking.It features someone who is famous and well known.

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It appeals to the viewer’s emotions.; It promotes the idea of self-preservation.

Question 7

According to the video, during the 2012 presidential primary, a “superpac” backed by Mitt Romney spent millions of dollars to attack . One problem identified by the analysts is that decide who can run for president.

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Newt Gingrich; Selection 1: Newt Gingrich; Selection 2: a handful of wealthy people

Question 8

According to the video, what are the potential negative effects of PACs? Check all that apply.

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Billions of dollars can be spent on a single election.; Wealthy supporters can determine who wins an election.; Candidates without rich backers have no chance of winning.; PACs have the power to damage a campaign beyond repair.

Question 9

What additional information would be helpful for analyzing this source and its message? Check all that apply.

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the motivation for creating the source; the identity of the source’s creator; the evidence included in the source

Question 10

If you knew Winning Our Future was a PAC that was created to support Newt Gingrich, one of Romney’s political opponents, what would that suggest?

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This source is biased and was created to encourage Americans to reject Romney.

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