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Here is a video I came across while I was sick this weekend catching up on the Daily Show. As an AP Statistics and Government student, I have been warned twice as much to avoid biased statistics and to be skeptical of the sources. This video I'm sure you will find very interesting in this regard. This is just another reason to be skeptical of what you view on television.
4 comments:
First of all, Jon Stewart is hilarious. Almost as hilarious as Fox News. ;)
But, as usual, I think he actually brings up some good points about Gretchen Carlson and "dumbing" herself down. I mean seriously, does she just google all day? It's a little ridiculous. But really, I think it's obvious that she does not really have to google "czar" and I find it pretty offensive that she feels in order to appeal to her audience (presumably females) she has to put on this act.
The 120% was a little bit of a wake up call. I always find myself believing anything that's on the "news." That mistake probably got past most viewers...and to think how many took it as truth.
-Katie Jensen
There's always been an understandable desire (that has grown stronger in recent years) among politicians and newscasters to reach out and connect with the "average american." This good 'ol boy approach has become overblown in recent years however, with many dumbing themselves down like Gretchen Carlson to avoid being perceived as elitist, and because they think it will help them to identify more with the people.
Americans do themselves a disservice in not only forgoing intellect (politicians and newscasters), but also in accepting this dumbing-down. Language spoken on television sets a national standard for what people should be able to understand and process. Americans should know what "czar" means, but Carlson tells us that we're not expected to know that. It's time to raise the standard.
In the spirit, I looked up czar, and it means "a person with great authority or power in a particular area," not necessarily a king...I'm sensing some spin...
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