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Candidate Flip-Flop or Evolution?

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Beware political rhetoric! Connotation is everything! Groups select a presidential candidate and investigate how the candidate's position has changed on a specific issue. After analyzing the situation, the group determines whether they believe the change to be a flip-flop or an evolution in thought change.

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Concepts
propaganda, propaganda techniques, presidential campaigns, presidential candidates, presidential elections, rhetoric, word choice, connotation, literary analysis, media analysis, media bias, media coverage
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Additional Tags
social studies
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Instructional Ideas
  • Have reporters create a before and after poster that details the change in position, possible influencers, and type of change
Classroom Considerations
  • Groups should monitor the media for how they change is reported
Pros
  • Groups are asked to consider outside forces that might have influenced the position change
Cons
  • None