scenario 2 two friends sarah and mark are sitting
"Two friends, Sarah and Mark, are sitting in a coffee shop discussing a recent viral news story they saw on social media and debating how to identify reliable sources of information."
Sarah
A journalism student who is passionate about media literacy and accurate reporting.
Mark
A casual news consumer who often gets his information from social media feeds.
The Dialogue
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Scene Vocabulary
Practice vocabulary words & meanings.
/ክሬዲቢሊቲ/
ታማኝነት
The quality of being trusted and believed in.
የመታመን እና የማመን ጥራት።
/ሚስኢንፎርሜሽን/
የተሳሳተ መረጃ
False or inaccurate information that is spread, regardless of intent.
ሆን ተብሎም ይሁን ሳይታሰብ የሚሰራጭ የተሳሳተ ወይም ትክክል ያልሆነ መረጃ።
/ሴንሴሽናሊዝም/
ስሜት ቀስቃሽነት
The use of exciting or shocking stories or language at the expense of accuracy.
ትክክለኛነትን በመተው አስደሳች ወይም አስደንጋጭ ታሪኮችን ወይም ቋንቋን መጠቀም።
/ክሊክቤይት/
የሐሰት አርዕስት
Content whose main purpose is to attract attention and encourage visitors to click on a link.
ዋና ዓላማው ትኩረትን መሳብ እና ጎብኚዎች ሊንክ እንዲጫኑ ማበረታታት የሆነ ይዘት።
/ባያስ/
አድልዎ
Prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another.
ከሌላው ጋር ሲነጻጸር ለአንድ ነገር፣ ሰው ወይም ቡድን የሚደረግ አድልዎ።
/ቨሪፊኬሽን/
ማረጋገጫ
The process of establishing the truth, accuracy, or validity of something.
የአንድን ነገር እውነትነት፣ ትክክለኛነት ወይም ተቀባይነት የማረጋገጥ ሂደት።
/ፋክት ቼኪንግ/
እውነታን ማረጋገጥ
Investigating (an issue) in order to verify the facts.
እውነታዎችን ለማረጋገጥ (አንድን ጉዳይ) መመርመር።
/ኦብጄክቲቭ/
ገለልተኛ
Not influenced by personal feelings or opinions in considering and representing facts.
እውነታዎችን በሚያቀርቡበት ጊዜ በግል ስሜቶች ወይም አስተያየቶች አለመመራት።
/ሶርስ/
ምንጭ
A place, person, or thing from which something comes or can be obtained.
አንድ ነገር የሚመጣበት ወይም የሚገኝበት ቦታ፣ ሰው ወይም ነገር።
/ሪላየብል/
አስተማማኝ
Consistently good in quality or performance; able to be trusted.
በጥራት ወይም በአፈጻጸም ወጥ የሆነ ጥሩ፤ ሊታመን የሚችል።