Assignment

Part One: In a 150+ word response

1. What are potential consequences when fake news goes viral? Do you think you could spot fake news or would you be fooled? Why or why not?

2. What actions can you take to verify news stories, photographs and other sources of online information?

Part Two: In a 100+ word response

1. What fake news article are you going to analyze?

2. What is the fake news article about?

3. Who seems to be the audience of the fake news article? (In other words, who are the people the author is trying to mislead?)

Part Three: In a 300+ word response

You can build upon the examples you wrote about in April 10th's post. But do not simply copy and paste those examples into this response.

Ethos: Provide at least one example of how your article author uses ethos to convince/sway/persuade readers? Do you think this is an effective approach? Why or why not?

Pathos: Provide at least one example of how your article author uses pathos to convince/sway/persuade readers? Do you think this is an effective approach? Why or why not?

Logos: Provide at least one example of how your article author uses pathos to convince/sway/persuade readers? Do you think this is an effective approach? Why or why not?