Propaganda

Upon successful completion of this module, the student should be able to:

• how to tell the difference between fact and opinion
• how to recognize statements that mix opinion with fact
• how to distinguish between informed and uninformed opinions
• how to recognize irrelevant facts and reasons
• how textbooks often include opinions as well as facts
• make sound judgments on fallacies and propaganda through the use of higher order thinking skills

Critical readers evaluate an author’s support for a point and determine whether that support is solid or not. Critical reading includes the following three abilities:

• Separating fact from opinion.
• Detecting propaganda.
• Recognizing errors in reasoning.