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Satire and Fake News

Plus a grammar question!  
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Across
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A depiction of a person with key features over-exaggerated
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A satirical tool: double-_______
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Trustworthy
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A tool of satirists
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A popular, and likely most well-known, modern satirical publication.
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Another word for contrast.
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A tool satirists use where they place an entire group of people "under the same umbrella"
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The use of an authority figure
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Some information to look into if uncertain if a source is credible
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Satire that is more good-natured, tends to be funny.
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Appeal to emotion, passion
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What satire is intended to inspire
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"A Modest Proposal" proposes an outrageous solution to what Irish problem?
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"_______'s Travels"
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Satire that targets mindsets: bigots, racism, etc.
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Consistently trustworthy
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A clue that the content you are reading in online articles or print is not real.
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The name of the age in which satire emerged
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A vocabulary word for this unit that means "to hold a commanding position"
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A vocabulary word for this unit that is used in a way to mean "a way of addressing something"
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One thing writers used (and still use) satire to expose
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More serious; satire that tends to focus on government, institutions, etc.
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To be grammatically correct, you cannot simply use a comma to connect two of these kinds of clauses
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Appeal to reason, logic. May not always be true, but the creator hopes you'll think it is.
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A tool writers might use to motivate their audience to click or open.
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A tool of satirists used to emphasize similarities and differences
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The author of "A Modest Proposal"
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A vocabulary word for this unit meaning "improve the quality of"
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A site that can help you determine if an article is real or fake
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A mocking imitation of a creator's style