Evaluating Different Media in Social Studies

Question 1

Question 1

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

Question 2

the American peoplea handful of wealthy peoplepolitical activists

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a handful of wealthy people

Question 3

biassubjectmotivation

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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 4

evidencea summaryan evaluation

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evidence

Question 5

topicopinionmotivation

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motivation

Question 6

biasedunbiased

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biased

Question 7

What is the central idea of Terrie’s ad?

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Stop smoking to protect your health and preserve your body.

Question 8

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 9

Barack ObamaHillary ClintonNewt Gingrich

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

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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