IND101: CORNERSTONE A: FOUNDATIONS JAN2022
\n30080616 [8wk]
\nEngage
\nToday, the prevalence of social media, the rise of algorithms, filter bubbles,
\n\u201cbots\u201d, and international hacking efforts have brought the issue of \u201cfake
\nnews\u201d to the forefront of our national and international consciousness. As
\nyou read in the webtext this week, the spread of misinformation is not an
\nentirely new problem and it does not have one simple solution. However,
\nthere are changes all information consumers can make to how they engage
\nwith stories, facts, and data that can lead us from a \u201cpost-truth\u201d world to a
\n\u201cpro-truth\u201d world.
\nBegin by reading chapter 4 of the webtext and viewing all of Professor Alex
\nEdmans\u2019 TED Talk \u201cWhat to Trust in a \u2018Post-Truth\u2019 World\u201d, below.
\nAlex Edmans
\nWhat to trust in a “post-truth” world
\nEdmans, Al. (2018). What to trust in a “post-truth” world
\n(Links to an external site.)
\n. TedTalk. [Video: 17:40 minutes]. Transcripts
\nDownload Transcripts
\n.
\nDiscussion Instructions
\nInitial post: By Thursday of Module 4, create an initial post that responds to
\neach of the prompts below:
\n\u2022 Edmans argues that confirmation bias causes us to believe
\ninformation that confirms our point of view, which sometimes leads to
\naccepting and sharing information that is fake, misleading, or
\nmisrepresentative.
\n\u2022 Think of an example of this from your own life. How did confirmation
\nbias shape your understanding of an issue?
\n\u2022 How do you think we can move beyond confirmation bias to make
\nsure what we\u2019re accepting and sharing is true?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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