There are many different authorities, including academics, politicians, global organizations and companies who make knowledge claims. As an experienced TOK student, what criteria do you to distinguish between knowledge, opinion and propaganda?

... TOK ESSAY #2 There are many different authorities, including academics, politicians, global organizations and companies who make knowledge claims. As an experienced TOK student, what criteria do you to distinguish between knowledge, opinion and propaganda? Name : Chantelle McMullin Date: April 15th/08 Word count: 1316 In present ay society, everywhere you look people in our society are engulfed in the mass media and receive many kinds of information. Newspapers, magazines, TV. computers and also teachers and friends are always filling us in on the latest information. All this information raises fundamental questions on the information itself. How much of this information is true? What sources can be trusted? From all of these opinions and propaganda we are exposed to each day, how much of it has turned into our knowledge? What is the difference and how can we distinguish between it? First of all to define the terms so that we can

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