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PHI 210 Critical Thinking “WebText”
5.4 “ Practice: Experts ”
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
What mistake did NPR make when reporting
the Giffords story?
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They reported that Giffords had been shot,
but only the people around her had actually
been shot.
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They reported that the shooting had taken
place in a shopping center, but it actually took
place at a football stadium.
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They reported that the gunman had come
up to Giffords’s desk and started shooting
people, but he actually used a sniper rifle from
a distance.
° *Correct
They reported that Giffords had
been killed, but she was actually still alive and
in the hospital.
Correct. NPR mistakenly reported that Giffords had
been killed, but she was actually still alive and in the
hospital.

SHORT ANSWER QUESTION
For what two reasons was this mistake
especially serious?
Answer: This mistake was especially serious because
incorrectly reporting a death is likely to cause untold
grief and pain for those involved, and NPR’s