Oxymoron - A term that means two contradictory things have been put together - eg. deafening silence, Propaganda - Advertising material or information spread to further a specific cause or point of view., Persuasive Language - The language used in an attempt to convince someone of something, Emotive Language - Language used in an attempt to provoke a certain emotional response from the reader., Hyperbole - A statement that is exaggerated., Objective (language or sources - A statement that is not influenced by feelings and opinions, Subjective (language or sources) - A statement that is influenced by feelings and opinions., Bias - An inclination toward or against a particular perspective, object, group or person, Clickbait - Refers to a thumbnail or title in a digital resource that has the purpose of enticing readers to click on a link to a webpage., Validity (of sources) - Refers to a source that is free from bias, written by a credible author, contains up-to-date information and that is relevant to the topic., Reliability (of sources) - Refers to how consistent the information is with other reputable sources., Peer Review - A process where work is scrutinised by experts within a field to determine its quality and whether it should be published., Credibility (of sources) - Refers to a source that is written by an expert in the field and does not contain errors and bias., Reference (of sources) - Refers to sources that have been used by the author for information and that they have either referred to or cited., Accuracy (of sources) - That the information and source is valid and reliable. I.e. The information is true, supported by evidence and can be verified., Causation - Describes a situation where one event results in another., Correlation - Describes a relationship between two or more events. This relationship can be positive, negative, inverse etc,

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