I think that we answered the question of why we don’t hear these voices in the mainstream news in class. Too many people profit off the war. America promotes itself as a peaceful and helpful nation, but money has always been to make a profit.
In class, we learned about the illusory truth effect. This states that the more you hear something the more likely you are to think that it is true. News stations do this all the time to push their bias onto their viewer. The more they promote pro-war the more people will support the war which is what the government wants.The statistics show that the nation is divided about their feelings on the war in Gaza. Most people want to help people but they don’t know if force is the best way to help them. These charts show the thoughts of the people. If the larger media outlets continue to use the illusory truth effect these numbers may start to move more the the pro-war side.
On the other hand, when I am on Tik Tok with independent creatures I hear a lot more peace talk. They are not backed by or paid by many people who want to create a pro-war view. Smaller sites like this and people on social media can talk about anti-war as they are not controlled or affected by large companies.
People see what they want to see. If you are pro-war you will find news and statistics to support a war. If you are anti-war you will find data and facts to prove that war is not the answer. Today it is so hard to find news that is not biased. It is important to look at different news outlets and do research into imporent topics.
No comments:
Post a Comment