As the COVID pandemic went on, we learned a lot about how the virus worked and how to treat and prevent it. Unfortunately, while scientists and public health professionals worked the generate and spread correct information, others were spreading information that wasn’t true. This misinformation contributed to COVID deaths in many cases and increased confusion among even more people.
Even after the pandemic has ended, there are people promoting misinformation about health. This misinformation is often promoting substances that don’t have the promised effects or advice about diet and weight loss.
Tasks
You will address the misconception of circumcision. You will compete to present the most convincing argument they can make about the misconception. Your presentation should include facts from credible sources on the internet. It should be in the form of an argument: present your thesis statement and then justify it.
The misconceptions is:
Circumcision. Is it healthier for babies?
Things to keep in mind
You will have 2 minutes to present your argument. You can use visuals but are not required to use them.
Questions to consider when creating your presentation. Do not include these as headings in your presentation!
• What have others presented to support the misconception?
• Why might people be tempted to believe this misconception?myth or fact?
• What evidence supports that this misconception is false?
• How can you present this information so that
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