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ERIC Number: EJ373244
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1988
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Fire Ants, Doublespeak, and the "Vox Populi."
Kritzberg, Barry
English Journal, v77 n3 p43-44 Mar 1988
Describes the "vox pops" method, in which students respond to conflicting news media reports on identical issues and, thus, learn that watching television and reading newspapers require critical attention. (ARH)
Descriptors: Advertising, Critical Thinking, Deception, English Instruction, Mass Media, Newspapers, Propaganda, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative; Guides - Classroom - Teacher
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Doublespeak; Euphemism