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Choose two sources and explain how each device’s scientific purpose is conveyed through language and/or visual presentation. Then, discuss how effectively the combination of science and communication helps the audience understand the product.

In your response, you must:

Identify the scientific function of each device (e.g., measuring body fat, detecting heart rate).

Analyse how metaphor, technical vocabulary, or imagery help or hinder understanding.

Reflect on whether each source prioritises scientific accuracy or persuasive appeal, and why that matters.

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Task Overview:

You have been invited to deliver a keynote speech at a youth science and media literacy summit. The theme is:
"Truth in the Time of Misinformation: Whose Responsibility Is It?"

In your speech, you must explore how scientific innovation and language both contribute to the spread and the solution of misinformation in society. Use the pre-release materials and real-world examples to support your ideas.

Your Speech Must:

Be 4–5 minutes long (approximately 600–750 words).

Identify and explain ethical responsibilities of scientists, educators, journalists, or influencers.

Explore how language choices (e.g. sensationalism, euphemism, bias, tone) affect how scientific facts are perceived.

Explain how the scientific method, peer review, and data transparency are key in maintaining trust in science.

Refer to at least one scientific case study or issue (e.g. climate change, vaccines, AI, or genetically modified foods).

Refer to the pre-release sources to illustrate your claims about how stories are framed and interpreted.

Conclude with a call to action that empowers the audience to uphold truth and ethical responsibility in their own communication.

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Using at least three sources, examine how scientific evidence is used to promote health-monitoring technologies. How do different formats (e.g., visual, spoken, written) influence the way science is understood or accepted by the public?

In your response, you must:

Identify the types of scientific evidence (data, processes, outcomes) presented in each.

Compare how each format (ad, review, conversation) supports or challenges scientific accuracy.

Discuss how language and format shape the public’s willingness to trust or adopt the technology.

Identify scientific concepts that are simplified or exaggerated (e.g., “24/7 health insights,” “real-time body battery”).

Analyse how figurative language, repetition, or vague terms affect the accuracy of scientific communication.

Argue whether this simplification helps or harms scientific literacy in everyday life.

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Written Proposal

You are part of a student-led team that has been invited to present a proposal at a Youth Innovation Summit on Combating Misinformation in the Digital Age.

Your task is to write a formal proposal that outlines a scientific-communication project or campaign aimed at reducing the spread of misinformation. Your proposal must show an understanding of how both language and scientific methods are used to inform and persuade audiences accurately.

Your proposal should:

Clearly explain the problem of misinformation (supported by examples from the pre-release material).

Describe your proposed solution, project, or campaign, including how it applies scientific thinking or processes.

Outline how you will use language effectively to communicate complex information clearly and ethically to your target audience (e.g., students, parents, or the wider community).

Consider the use of media, visuals, or other tools to enhance your message.

Reflect on the potential impact of your proposal and how success will be measured.

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Consider the teenage user perspective and the poster advertisement. How do both sources balance scientific facts with emotional appeal to influence behaviour and perception?

In your response, you must:

Identify how each source uses factual content (e.g., metrics, features) and emotional language (e.g., fear, aspiration).

Analyse the effects of this balance on the audience’s understanding of the product’s reliability.

Reflect on whether emotional appeal supports or compromises scientific objectivity in communication.

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In the digital world, misinformation can spread faster than the truth, impacting health, science, and society.
You are tasked with writing and delivering a persuasive speech that explores how both language and science play crucial roles in identifying, challenging, and reducing the spread of misinformation.

Your speech must demonstrate:

A strong understanding of persuasive and rhetorical techniques from Language and Literature.

Accurate and thoughtful integration of scientific knowledge and evidence.

Clear interdisciplinary connections between the power of language and the importance of scientific literacy.

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How does each of the four devices in Reference 1 (heart monitor, watch, glucose monitor, smart scale) function scientifically, and how is each device presented through imagery and language (purpose and function)?

What are the strengths and limitations of understanding the purpose and function of each device or app through a combination of Language & Literature and Sciences?

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Advertising Campaign Video Script

Question:
Critically assess the persuasive techniques used in the advertising campaign's video script in Source 5. How do these techniques affect the audience's interpretation of scientific information, and what implications does this have for the spread of misinformation?

What persuasive language techniques are used in the video script?

How does the video attempt to appeal to emotions or logic?

What is the main message of the campaign, and how might it affect people's views on science?

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Journalistic Text Types

Question:
Evaluate the impact of various journalistic text types outlined in Source 4 on public perception and understanding of scientific information. How can the choice of text type either clarify or distort scientific facts, thereby influencing the dissemination of misinformation?​

What are the main differences between news reports, editorials, and feature articles?

How might the purpose of each text type influence the way scientific facts are presented?

Which text type do you think is most effective in communicating science accurately, and why?

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Perspectives on Data Collection

Question:
Analyze how the differing perspectives on data collection presented in Source 3 influence the reliability and interpretation of scientific information. Discuss how these perspectives can contribute to the spread or mitigation of misinformation.

What are the key arguments presented by each perspective regarding how data should be collected?

How might different methods of data collection affect the outcome of scientific research?

Which perspective do you think is most reliable, and why?

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● What is the function of the data collected by these apps?

●  How does the stated purpose of the apps (e.g., health monitoring) compare to the actual use of the data?

●  In what ways has the development of health tech shifted control from the user to the company?

How do privacy concerns challenge the original purpose of health-monitoring apps?

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The link includes the prerelease material required for your review.