Teaching scholars about the concept of partisan-based cognitive dissonance is essential now more than ever. A short video explains how partisanship works and often causes irrational responses.

Concepts

american politics, politicians, politics, political campaigns, political cartoons, political systems, propaganda, propaganda techniques, bias

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Additional Tags

social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• Assign the video for out of class viewing and encourage class members to share the resource and the linked articles with their families

Classroom Considerations

• Remind class members that the internet tracks and then feeds users resources that match their partisan views

Pros

• The "Dig deeper" section offers links to a video that helps viewers understand partisanship and strategies to reduce the appeal of fake news and propaganda
• An especially important resource during political campaigns

Cons

• None