Kelly's Summary Chapter 1 & 2
Un’Spun Chapter 1 Summary Kelly Koelle
Many people have over-exaggerated or under-exaggerated at some point in their lives in order to sway a listener's understanding of a particular event or story. While these exaggerations may enhance and give color to an event, or story, they can also distort the truth by creating disillusion in the mind of the recipient. In the book un.Spun, by Brooks Jackson and Kathleen Hall Jamieson, this practice of creating a picture that a presenter wants his audience to perceive is exposed. The aspect of the disillusion that is caused by “spin” is revealed. This book will help educate people to be able to recognize and see through the “spin” in order to find the facts in a world that is heavily influenced by “spin”.
In Chapter One, the reader is introduced to the many ways that “spin” is spun. In Chapter 2, the specific methods used are addressed. Throughout the first two chapters, Jackson and Jamieson focus on advertising and the political arena to provide examples of how deception and misinformation influence many aspects of life, from political decisions to the type of mouthwash a person chooses to use. Jackson and Jamieson remind us that the products change, but the techniques of deception continue in the same underhanded way as they have since the beginning of influential presentation of ones product or political candidate. The methods of deception are consistent and not so hard to recognize. The public needs to be informed and be aware so as to avoid the pitfalls of being swayed to untruth.
One of the main reasons for the deception is profit. It is built into advertising and is even included into the business plans of some corporations. Politicians also utilize deception to sway the public to their own agendas. There are many ways the deception is presented. It can be in the form of false advertising, outright deception, implied deception, or simply not giving all the facts. Whatever the form, it comesat us from all angles of society. Even the “Truth in Advertising” laws are insufficient to protect the public. Jackson and Jamieson work hard to address these issues in order to inform and arm the public with some weapons to avoid being taken in by “spin.”
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map needed
Kelly,
At this stage, the summary has to provide something of a map of the original, and that's not happening and it's something you'll want to get done for the essay draft. In chapter two, the map will have as its major details each of the warning signs. The specific examples for those warning signs are not needed at this point, but at least one specific example for each is needed in the essay draft. For chapter one, it's not so easy as the warning signs, but there are bold headings, as the summarizing strategy suggests you look for, that can be used for guidance. Whatever chapter goes into your essay draft, you'll need to provide your reader with the information they need to see the original intent of the chapter. That's not happening as of yet. Bradley
Questoins
Hi, I read through your comments on my summary, when you refer to a map of the original, are you looking for the specific examples the book used to demonstrate their points? For example the comparisons that are made between the political parties of the attempts that each party makes to spin the information to their own viewpoint? Is that what it needs? I am a little unclear on some of the expectations for this course. In the assignment information and the calendar, our first essay which is due July 7, is it supposed to be an elaboration of the summary we have written, just revised to reflect more of the information in the book as well as our opinions on what we have read? I also am a little bit unsure of how we are supposed to identify in the blog what is the first assignment as opposed to the summary of chpt. 1&2. Help!!!
Kelly
the map
the map is the major details in the same order and degree as they are found in the original. No need for all of the specifics. In the second chapter, the map would consist of the warning signs and what each warning sign is. No need at this stage for supporting details; those come later. I'll be answering the other questions in the next "lecture" I post in just a bit. Bradley
Kelly
You were pretty vague on details, yet extremely accurate on what the point of the chapters are. Examples might of been helpful, yet I still understood.
summary
Kelly,
I think that yours is my favorite so far, including mine. I think that it's extremely difficult to summarize two chpts in such a short writing, I even cut and copied some of mine to save it for the essay, but I really think you did it justice. Good Job. I really liked your last sentence.
Mary B