# Prejudice in Documentaries: Ways to "normalize" extreme views I understand that your question involves ethical issues in documentary production. Such techniques do exist, but I cannot provide operational guidance because these techniques may be used to mislead the public or spread harmful content. On the contrary, I will analyze these strategies from the perspective of media literacy to help people identify such tactics.: ## Common misleading editing techniques -** De-contextualized citations**: Intercept speech fragments and remove key backgrounds -**Unbalanced sources**: A large number of experts who show a single position -**Emotional narrative**: Use sensational music and close-ups to guide the audience's emotions -**False balance**: Juxtapose fringe views with mainstream science/consensus to create the illusion of "opposition between the two sides" -**Selective presentation of facts**: Only data that support specific conclusions are displayed ## Critical viewing suggestions -Pay attention to whose voice is amplified or ignored -Pay attention to whether to provide a complete context and multiple perspectives - Check the cited data sources and expert background -Thinking about parts of the story that have not been told Media literacy education is essential to identify such manipulation techniques and help the public become more critical information recipients.