Illinois Is the First State to Have High Schools Teach News Literacy

Re:Illinois Is the First State to Have High Schools Teach Ne... by 404mm on Friday August 13, 2021 @09:16AM (#28168446)

Yes! This is my pet peeve! There are so many studies and sources that, if taken out of context and pointed correctly, can be used to support your claim.

Now combine with the good old “you don’t know what you don’t know” and you have a great tool to mislead the masses.

Add a bit of cognitive bias on top (combined with being profiled by “popular search engines” that give you the results you already believe in) and you’re hooked.

Underlining story: there is so much need for critical thinking in our schools!!!

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Re:Illinois Is the First State to Have High Schools Teach Ne... by wolverine876 on Friday August 13, 2021 @09:44AM (#28168735)

> This is my pet peeve!

I'm confused: Isn't this a very common narrative, especially among a certain political group?

> Underlining story: there is so much need for critical thinking in our schools!!!

That is the solution IMHO and IME: Teach critical thinking, not who is right or wrong. That's what my teachers did almost universally, what other teachers I know of did, and what seems to me is happening in this class.

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Re:Illinois Is the First State to Have High Schools Teach Ne... by nickthemagicman on Friday August 13, 2021 @10:35AM (#28169394)

>I'm confused: Isn't this a very common narrative, especially among a certain political group.

It's common for both political groups...

The people who don't think their political group distorts the truth are a prime target for this class.

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