Reliability Of Sources Key Words Flashcards

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Accuracy

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Involves judging how correct the information is

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Bias

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Is when an account is not balanced but unfairly favours one side

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Exaggeration

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Is when something is represented as better or worse than is actually was

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Propaganda

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Is information that has been designed to influence the attitudes and behaviours of people

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Reinterpretation

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Means to see something in a new or different light. New evidence sometimes creates doubt about what we believed happens durning some events,and therefore it needs to be studied carefully.

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Census

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An official survey of the population Ireland, a census is help every five years.

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