Discussion Question: The author, W. James Potter, warns us that if we are not self-aware, the mass media will herd us into audiences for their most profitable messages.

Discussion Question: The author, W. James Potter, warns us that if we are not self-aware, the mass media will herd us into audiences for their most profitable messages. What steps can you take to make sure this does not happen to you?

Directions for each discussion mini-essay post:

Think critically about your answers and write thoughtful and insightful sentences.

Original posts should be 300 words long. Responses to your peers’ posts have no word limit, but to receive full credit you must respond to specific ideas from their original post, not simply indicate that you agree or that you liked it. Good posts should be concise and to the point and should not ramble or deviate from your point. Posts that are way under or way over the word count will result in a loss of points.

This is not a case of how much you say, but rather how you reason and support your argument.

Proper grammar, sentence structure, and paragraph format are required.