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A Surgeon General Warning + Is Disinformation Winning? + The CryptoPACs Are Coming

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Annotating Rhetoric with Emojis for Media Literacy

Media literacy entails understanding not only facts and sources but also rhetoric. An example from the 1930s highlights how academics annotated speeches by a popular figure using emojis to highlight rhetorical techniques like 'glittering generality.' This approach aimed not to fact-check but to flag rhetorical devices for the audience, demonstrating the importance of understanding and analyzing the persuasive strategies employed in media communication.

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