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That's a great example. I remember having lessons in school where we analyzed ads to decide what persuasion/propaganda techniques were being used. I hope these
by jay-anderson 8y ago
That's a great example. I remember having lessons in school where we analyzed ads to decide what persuasion/propaganda techniques were being used. I hope these types of lessons are taught somewhat commonly. However I don't remember being asked to point out how the ads were deceptive.
My youngest siblings were homeschooled for a couple years and my mom made sure to go through logical fallacies with them. Cognitive biases is another area worth studying to understand how we respond to media input or in our interactions with others.
I'm not sure we need a special 'media literacy' subject taught. There are more broad subjects that can provide the same benefits.