What have you learned about how to read a complex piece of writing this year? Which of the active and critical reading techniques have become part of your standard approach to coming […]
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Hw due April 27th
What is the “Brandenburg test” for protected speech? How is it different from the “clear and present danger” test? I’m not so sure about his part. For Brandenburg, I believe […]
Hw due April 23th
One of the biggest issues in modern society is disinformation on online platforms. One of the hardest tasks is to distinguish the liability of any giving online post such, as […]
Hw due April 19th
List and explain the 7 traits of conspiratorial thinking. Contradictor: Conspiracy theorists can belive multiple contradictory ideas at the same time because they have a lack of trust in officials […]
Hw due April, 16
What role did the Internet (from 4chan to Infowars to Facebook and Twitter) play in the victimizing of Marcel Fontaine? First, his picture was spreading online and he was accused […]
Hw due Apr, 12th
What is the “the nocturnal ritual fantasy” and what did believing in it do for the people who disseminated it? [Right There + Right There] During medieval times, religions and […]
HW Due April 9th
Pizzagate is a conspiracy theory that claims that Hilary Clinton and her former campaign manager, John Podesta, ran a child sex ring in the basement of Pizzeria restaurant in DC. […]
Hw due April 5th
hat is van Prooijen’s definition of “conspiracy theory”? [Right There] To what degree does van Prooijen’s definition match Merlan’s? [Text + You Both of them would agree that Conspiracy theory […]
Hm due April 2th
What is Merlan’s operating definition of a conspiracy theory? [Right There] It’s a belief that a group of people working in secret against the common good for their own benefit, […]
