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vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Sensational | (of an event, a person, or a piece of information) causing great public interest and excitement. |
| Reputable | having a good reputation. |
| Objective | (of a person or their judgment) not influenced by personal feelings or opinions in considering and representing facts. |
| Unwittingly | without being aware; unintentionally. |
| Legitimate | conforming to the law or to rules |
| Overdramatize | react to or portray (something) in an excessively dramatic manner. |
| Unsubstantiated | not supported or proven by evidence. |
| Retraction | the action of drawing something back or back in |
| Integrity | the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles; moral uprightness |
| Yellow Journalism | journalism that is based upon sensationalism and crude exaggeration. |
| satire | a genre of literature uses wit for the purpose of social criticism |