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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Sorry, forgot to add this. Again, last scheduled workshop for the fall right now.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=Default><b><span style='font-size:26.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:windowtext'>Misinformation and Political Propaganda </span></b><span style='font-size:26.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Default> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=Default><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt'>Thurs. Sept 15, Monmouth Library, 168 Ecols St. S. 6:00–7:30 </span></b><span style='font-size:16.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Default><span style='color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=Default><span style='color:windowtext'> </span><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:windowtext'>We are overwhelmed with messages from politicians, news sources and other media. Learn to distinguish truth from fiction using critical thinking strategies. </span><span style='font-size:11.5pt;color:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Default><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:windowtext'>The workshop uses real world examples of political ads, news headlines, logical fallacies, graphs / charts, the effect of word choice in messaging, statistical data and other types of information in a “what do you see here? / what is missing?” type of format. </span><span style='font-size:11.5pt;color:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Default><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:windowtext'>The last part is about finding accurate information. The goal is to help people become their own “factchecker”. </span><span style='font-size:11.5pt;color:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Default><span style='color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=Default><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext'>“It’s good to question assertions of any kind, especially timely in this election year. I liked Donna’s examples of real ads and how we need to be mentally vigilant.” </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Default><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext'>“It was nice to talk about poll sources and look at information in context.” <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=Default><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext'>“Useful info for using library databanks to search for pertinent information. Really enjoyed the workshop.” </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>Donna L Cohen, MEd, MLIS<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Portland, Oregon<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>503-737-1425<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>citizen@civicthinker.net<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='color:#9E0000'>Civics for Adults Workshop Series: To Enhance Civic Knowledge and Inspire Political Engagement<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='color:#9E0000'>Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Civics-for-Adults-1490728887922036/<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal> <span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>