Global Citizenship Civic Online Reasoning Vocab.

Algorithm Bias

The systematic favoritism or discrimination in the output or recommendations of algorithms, often based on factors like race, gender, or political affiliation.

Digital literacy

The ability to find, evaluate, and utilize information effectively and responsibly in the digital age, including critical thinking skills, media literacy, and understanding online sources.

Digital citizenship

The responsible and ethical use of digital technologies, including online platforms and social media, with a focus on respectful behavior, privacy, and responsible engagement.

Slant

 refers to presenting information or stories from a particular perspective or angle. It involves emphasizing certain aspects of a story while downplaying or ignoring others.

Spin

 a way of presenting information in a biased or favorable light to influence how people perceive it. Involves slightly altering facts to make them align with a particular viewpoint or agenda.

Cybersecurity

The practices and measures taken to protect computer systems, networks, and online information from unauthorized access, data breaches, and other forms of cyber threats.

Selective Attention Bias

refers to the processes that allow an individual to select and focus on particular input for further processing while simultaneously suppressing irrelevant or distracting information.

Confirmation Bias

the tendency to interpret new evidence as confirmation of one's existing beliefs or theories.

Recency Bias

 the tendency to place too much emphasis on experiences that are freshest in your memory.

Survivor Bias

 the act of focusing on successful people, businesses, or strategies and ignoring those that failed. 

Self-Serving Bias

 the common habit of a person taking credit for positive events or outcomes, but blaming outside factors for negative events.

Fallacy

a mistaken belief, especially one based on unsound argument.

Sunk Cost Fallacy

a person is reluctant to abandon a strategy or course of action because they have invested heavily in it, even when it is clear that abandonment would be more beneficial.

Slippery Slope Fallacy

A slippery slope argument assumes that a certain course of action will necessarily lead to a chain of future events. The slippery slope fallacy takes a starting point and suggests that it will lead to unlikely or ridiculous outcomes with no supporting evidence.

Straw Man Fallacy

Distorting or twisting someone’s words to delegitimize their point.