On Truth Essay (45 points) – this is a CAPSTONE “final” essay (in lieu of a final exam)
Go HERE to the module” Why Truth Matters.
Review all of the videos there;
Use the Media & Politics Reader (a PDF is there for you to use) to locate four (4) articles on the nature of truth
Then in a Six to Eight page essay; craft an outline/ response to the videos and articles you chose;
Four pages bulleted outlines – outlining and summarizing and highlighting the major points of the videos and articles you chose.
Construct three “research” questions
a narrow question with a testable hypothesis about the psychology of truth {e.g. truth embracing or truth denying} – a research study;
a more broad question which suggests a psychological intervention to address problems in the question of why truth matters;
an archival research question relative to explaining the current situation regarding the problematique of truth in the 21st century
Then in a three page essay (one for each question) respond to these three questions with some initial “research” design ideas.
Additionally, have an APA cover sheet and reference page citing all references by article!