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Chapter Seven

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Part One

THE MORE YOU KNOW (THE LESS YOU KNOW) - if you're a critical thinker, you know you gotta watch the story below

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Questions & Activities

Reflect on your lesson with short activities, or by exploring referenced articles, featured podcasts, term definitions, and more!

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Featured Hot Take

Separating fact from opinion and weighing the validity of competing facts can be overwhelming. Don’t be overwhelmed! Dawna Friesen – an award-winning journalist and the anchor of Global National – wants to help.
 
We’re featuring this podcast across all five Nature Labs subjects. You might not like every course you take in school, but they are all related. By listening to this podcast, hopefully you’ll better understand why.

Reflection

  • Have we forgotten the value of mainstream media or has mainstream media lost its values?
  • How important is it to think critically about the information we consume? Can the media help us be better critical thinkers?
  • Can good questions overcome bias or will bias always filter through in the questions we ask?
  • Are we equipped to separate good research from fake news if how we see the world is so clearly coloured by our biases?
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Part Two

YOUR TEACHER WILL DIRECT YOU TO THE ACTIVITIES BELOW THAT WILL HELP YOU WITH YOUR PROJECT.

Bias in the Media

How do you identify journalistic bias? Why is it important to understand? We're going to guide you through this confusing topic.

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Self-Reflection

Take the time to re-reflect on your values and upbringing in order to better understand your biases and how they influence your opinions.

Reflect

Bias Analysis

Is your final project being influenced by your bias? Is that a good thing? Is that a bad thing? Time to analyze your project for blind spots.

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Find Common Ground

Find a policy-focused story with a message you instinctively disagree with and work to find positive attributes.

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The Art of Disagreeing

Is it possible to disagree respectfully? Absolutely! Learn and practice how to disagree without being disagreeable.

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Fake News

What is fake news? How to determine a reliable source of information? We'll help you separate fact from fiction.

So fake

Further Reflections

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Featured Podcasts

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Resources From the Curated Library

Don’t Fall In Love With Your First Ideas

Don't Fall In Love With Your First Ideas Sub-Category: Prototyping Source: Strategyzer File Type: Resource Overview: Why it's important to not fall in love with your first idea Web Link: https://www.strategyzer.com/blog/posts/2014/7/31/dont-fall-in-love-with-your-first-idea

Prototyping in Policy — What For?!

Prototyping in Policy — What For?! Sub-Category: Prototyping Source: Medium File Type: Essay/Analysis Overview: Does prototyping work in policy-making? Web Link: https://medium.com/legal-design-and-innovation/prototyping-in-policy-what-for-c7c567d922ec

How to ask the better question

How to ask the better question Sub-Category: Interviews Source: TED File Type: Video Overview: How to ask the better question

Audiences value trust components differently depending on the news source and topic

Audiences value trust components differently depending on the news source and topic Sub-Category: Journalism Source: American Press Institute File Type: Report Overview: Trust in journalism varies by topic and source Web Link: https://www.americanpressinstitute.org/publications/reports/survey-research/news-trust-source-topic/

Distinguishing Between Fact and Opinion

Distinguishing Between Fact and Opinion Sub-Category: Fact vs Opinion Source: Literacy Ideas File Type: Guide Overview: Looking at the difference between fact and opinion Web Link: https://www.literacyideas.com/teaching-fact-and-opinion

Is it news or views?

Is it news or views? Sub-Category: Fact vs Opinion Source: The Globe and Mail File Type: Article Overview: Is it news or views? Web Link: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/public-editor/article-is-it-news-or-views/
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Additional Resources

Further Exploration

Lack of ambition in Canada creating ‘600-pound beaver in the room’: Shopify president

Culture & Polarization
Bias: none Source: CTV News File Type: Article Overview: Lack of ambition in Canada creating \\'600-pound beaver in the room\\': Shopify...
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Canada: Beyond Grudges, Grievances, and Disunity

Culture & Polarization
Bias: Centre Source: McGill-Queen\'s University Press File Type: Book Overview: Canada Beyond Grudges, Grievances, and Disunity Web Link: https://www.mqup.ca/canada-products-9780228017622.php?page_id=73&
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Attend to your own nuts

Culture & Polarization
Bias: Centre/Right Source: The Line File Type: Essay Overview: Attend to your own nuts: We’re prepared by attribution biases to see...
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The progressive bullies came for me: Harassment is apparently fine, as long as those with the wrong politics are the target

Culture & Polarization
Bias: Centre/Right Source: National Post File Type: Opinion Overview: The progressive bullies came for me: Harassment is apparently fine, as long...
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Just conservation is where environmental issues and social justice commingle

Culture & Polarization
Sub-Category: Culture Divide Source: Science Daily File Type: Journal Overview: Social justice and environmental conservation often are at conflict Web Link: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/03/180301115444.htm Just conservation...
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Sustainable Development and Social Justice: Conflicting Urgencies and the Search for Common Ground in Urban and Regional Planning

Culture & Polarization
Sustainable Development and Social Justice: Conflicting Urgencies and the Search for Common Ground in...
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On Cultural Appropriation, Canadians Are Hypocrites

Culture & Polarization
On Cultural Appropriation, Canadians Are Hypocrites Bias: Left Sub-Category: Culture Divide Source: The Walrus File Type: Opinion Overview: Why cultural appropriation is wrong Web Link: https://thewalrus.ca/on-cultural-appropriation-canadians-are-hypocrites/
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A young woman of color in the west craves her connection to nature but struggles with the fact that it doesn’t always feel safe

Culture & Polarization
A young woman of color in the west craves her connection to nature but...
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On the Stubborn Whiteness of Environmentalism

Culture & Polarization
On the Stubborn Whiteness of Environmentalism Bias: Left Sub-Category: Culture Divide Source: Inside Higher Ed File Type: Opinion Overview: American perspective on the need...
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Bias Analysis

Careers Resources
This activity will use information you uncovered in Chapter Two and in the self-reflection activity you did this chapter. Why? It's time to analyze...
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The Art of Disagreeing

Careers Resources
Disagreements and conflict are a part of life. Whether you disagree with someone because of your beliefs, habits, personality, communication style, ambitions or priorities,...
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Fake News

Careers Resources
Fake news refers to false or misleading information that is most often spread through social media. It's usually created and distributed intentionally to misinform,...
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Chapters

Chapter One

The System of Things

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Chapter Five

Here’s How

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Chapter Nine

Own Your Hypocrisy

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Chapter Two

The Context of It All

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Chapter Six

Your Turn

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Chapter Ten

Keep Going

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Chapter Three

We Don’t Know What We Don’t Know

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Chapter Seven

Dig Deeper

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Chapter Eleven

One Last Thing

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Chapter Four

Hard Stuff is Hard

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Chapter Eight

Be Better

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Chapter Twelve

The End (of the Beginning)

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