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=So, how persuasive did you find the 'GenoChoice' site? Persuasive enough to be real? If so, did you also know they took the word gullible out of the dictionary yesterday?=

=Yes, it's the truth, the 'GenoChoice' site is a hoax site, one of many.=

=One of the most important goals of teaching you about how language is used to persuade is to develop in you an inquisitive approach to language that will make it less likely for you to be taken for a fool. Understanding how you can be affected by persuasive language puts you in a position to make informed, considered decisions about what you to choose to believe is real, right or wrong. There are many hoaxsters, shamsters, manipulators, etc., around and while some deceptions are a harmless bit of fun, some can leave you vulnerable to painful and/or costly repercussions if you fall for them.=

Add an intial analyses responses in this space. Add a comment about whether you were aware the site was a scam from the beginning, part way through analysing it, not at all, or not until someone pointed it out to you. Can you imagine people could fall for scams like this, where the scammers are actually seeking to harm them? How does it make you feel about developing your skills to be the best critical reader you can be?

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Don't feel too bad if you didn't pick up on this particular hoax. Just aim to always be keenly aware that you can't believe everything you're told and read. The creators of 'Hungry Beast' demonstrated to the Australian public just how easy it can be to manipulate people with language. Viewing their experiment with using language to persuade is interesting indeed.

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View Media Watch for its commentary on recent media issues. It is a good source for alternate views on issues. Jonathan Holmes presents analysis that aims to expose skewed perspectives that are often all too common in our media. As Media Watch challenges the news coverage we rely on to inform about us the world we live in, it reveals the persuasive techniques employed by media to sell us a story. When you write your language analysis essay, this is exactly what you will need to do; identify the persuasive techniques at work in your article/s and comment on the impact they have on the reader.



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EchoOnline is a further fantastic resource for keeping up to date with current issues to help you with your studies. Find out more about this at our MSC school library website where you can access the information on how to use EchoOnline.