Card 06
📉 🔍 😱
A news report shows a graph of tax rates skyrocketing! The line goes almost straight up. What is the first thing you look at?
💭 How to Think About This
Charts are like photos: they can be cropped to tell a lie. The most common lie is zooming in so far that a "mole hill" looks like a "mountain."
Inspect the chart:
🤔 Which thinking lens(es) did you use?
Select all the lenses you used:
👨👩👧 For Parents & Teachers
🌱 Everyday Media Literacy
Parent: "Look at this graph! Candy prices doubled!"
Kid: "Wait... the bottom says $1.00 and the top says $1.05. It's a 5 cent difference. Why is
the line so steep?"
Parent: "Because they didn't start at zero. Good catch."