The Thinker's Guide for Conscientious Citizens to Detect Media Bias & Propaganda In National and World News

Today’s instantaneous and ever-present news stream frequently presents a sensationalized or otherwise distorted view of the world, demanding constant critical engagement on the part of everyday citizens.The Thinker’s Guide for Conscientious Citizens on How to Detect Media Bias and Propaganda in National and World News empowers readers to make sense of overwhelming and often subjective media by detecting ideology, slant, and spin at work. Richard Paul and Linda Elder focus on the internal logic of the news as well as societal influences on the media while illustrating essential elements of trustworthy journalism.As part of the Thinker’s Guide Library, this book advances the mission of the Foundation for Critical Thinking to promote fair-minded critical societies through cultivating essential intellectual abilities and virtues across every field of study across world. Theory. The Premise Of This Guide -- Reading For A Purpose -- Considering The Author's Purpose -- Developing A Map Of Knowledge -- Avoiding Impressionistic Reading And Writing -- Reading Reflectively -- Thinking About Reading While Reading -- Student-generated Map Of Knowledge -- Faculty-generated Map Of Knowledge -- Engaging A Text -- Books Are Teachers -- Reading Minds -- The Work Of Reading -- Five Levels Of Close Reading -- Structural Reading -- How To Read A Sentence -- How To Read A Paragraph -- How To Read A Textbook -- How To Read A Newspaper -- How To Read An Editorial -- Taking Ownership: Mark It Up -- Reading To Learn -- Reading To Understand Systems Of Thought -- Reading Within Disciplines -- The Art Of Close Reading -- Practice. Exercises In Close Reading -- The Declaration Of Independence, Thomas Jefferson Et. Al. -- Civil Disobedience, Henry David Thoreau -- The Nineteenth-century American, Henry Steele Commager -- The Art Of Loving, Erich Fromm -- Corn-pone Opinions, Mark Twain -- The Revolt Of The Masses, Jose Ortega Y Gasset -- The True Believer, Eric Hoffer -- The Idea Of Education, John Henry Newman -- Appendices. Sample Paraphrases -- Analyzing The Logic Of An Article, Essay, Or Chapter -- Analyzing The Logic Of A Textbook -- The Logic Of Ecology -- References. By Richard Paul And Linda Elder. Cover Title. A Companion To: The Thinker's Guide To How To Write A Paragraph--cover. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 57). If you can read a paragraph well, you can read a chapter well, because a chapter is nothing more than a collection of paragraphs. "How to read a text worth reading and take ownership of its important ideas"--front cover