Media in a Hyper Mediated World Vocabulary Midterm Prep

Echo Chambers

Environments where people primarily encounter information or opinions that mirror their own, insulating them from opposing viewpoints.

Filter Bubbles

a situation in which an internet user encounters only information and opinions that conform to and reinforce their own beliefs, caused by algorithms that personalize an individual’s online experience.

Lateral reading

Fact-checking a claim by opening new browser tabs to see what independent sources say about the publisher, rather than staying on the original page.

Provenance Protocol

A set of technical standards or rules used to verify the origin, history, and authenticity of digital content.

Misinformation

False or inaccurate information shared without harmful intent, often by people who genuinely believe it is true.

Disinformation

False information created and spread intentionally to deceive, confuse, or harm others.

Cherry Picking

Selecting only the specific pieces of evidence that support a personal viewpoint while deliberately ignoring a larger body of facts that contradict it.

Ad Hominem

Attacking an opponent’s personal character or background instead of addressing the actual merit of their argument.

Hypersocialbility

An intense, heightened drive to interact socially and connect with others, often leading people to accept group beliefs quickly to stay connected.

Confirmation Bias

The natural human tendency to seek out, remember, and give more weight to information that confirms existing beliefs.

Argument Pool

The total collection of facts, reasons, and viewpoints available to a group when debating or making a decision.

Depolarization

The process of reducing extreme political or social divisions between groups to foster mutual understanding.

Biased Assimilation

• The habit of evaluating new information through existing prejudices, accepting favorable evidence uncritically while intensely scrutinizing conflicting data.

Shared Conceptual Map

A common set of ideas, terms, and understandings that allows a group of people to interpret the world in the same way.