These three networks are the most watched and searched websites and news networks. It will be critical that you find a piece/commentator that uses fallacies. Whether or not you believe there is Fake News present will depend on your fact checking.
Requirements:
1. At least 1 video segment that contains examples of fallacies as rhetorical arguments or strategies.
2. Summarize and fact check the segment’s content. Who is the commentator? What are they covering/talking about?
Identify where you found false facts or fake news. List and explain them. Where appropriate, mark the false fact or fake news item.
List and explain the fallacies the commentator used. Where appropriate mark the fallacy.
3. Lastly, answer: Why do you think fallacies and fake news is used? What do you think are the primary dangers of political commentators and news media outlets using these strategies to address the public?
