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Vox Article Activity
Vox Article Activity
Use your Media literacy knowledge to analyze this article. This article is a current event
from a news forum, but is it credible? Use Media Literacy Tools to discover the truth.
This article is from Vox. Vox is an American news and opinion website founded in 2014.
https://www.vox.com/platform/amp/2014/10/13/6957875/christopher-columbus-
murderer-tyrant-scoundrel#click=https://t.co/j1SaJ0Aqdg
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2. Identify at least ONE example of EACH type of rhetoric (logos, pathos, ethos)Provide a
justification for EACH of your claims. Why did you label these examples as a certain kind
of rhetoric? Be specific!
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3. Identify at least THREE examples of rhetorical devices that you can find (figurative
language, hyperbole, repetition, etc). Provide a justification for EACH of your claims. Why
did you label these examples as a certain kind of rhetoric? Be specific!
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5. What are words or phrases that let you know the author feels this way?
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