Power of words - fact checking

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• MBO
• Studiejaar 1-3

Power of words - fact checking

Lesson aims

At the end of this lesson:

- we will have practiced listening;

- you will understand the power of words; 

- you will understand the importance of fact checking.

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Did you believe him? 

Do you know an example of social media videos that were convincing, but totally untrue?

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For meat lovers, such as myself, this is a very convenient argument, but let's check the facts.

You have five minutes to figure out if this is true or false.

What are soy beans used for?

"Because soybeans are made up of both meal and oil, the uses for this bean are limitless. Soybean meal mostly becomes animal feed with a smaller percentage going toward human foods and other products. Soybean oil is used in human food, bio fuels and many other products."

Carbon footprint

The importance of context

Shorts often leave out a large portions of context (on purpose)

Get to work

Finish the workbook exercises - see planner

or

Finish the e-mail assignment - see Teams