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The Queen is a Cannibal?! (Misinformation Story Adventure): Page 15

Use your understanding of misinformation to clear your name with the City Guard. Start with the intro and choose your next steps wisely!

 

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You take the sign down and point at the words written in all capital letters. "See these words?" you ask the head guard. "One way to tell if something is questionable is the use of all caps, like this."

The guard frowns and asks, "I see words in all caps all the time, how is this any different?"

"True," you reply. "But if you notice, only certain words here are capitalized. And it just so happens that these are the words that generate the biggest emotional response when you read them." The guard nods in agreement. You continue, "For example, how does the word 'cannibal' make you feel?"

The guard growls, "Angry. Cannibals deserve the strongest possible punishment under law. They shouldn't be tolerated at all!"

"See? That anger is the response the creator of this sign wanted to invoke. When we're angry, we tend to believe and share things we may not otherwise believe."

"Oh, I see now. Are there other ways to tell if it's real or not?"

 

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