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title: "shut up, it's got 50k likes so it's true, obviously" — what is wron… — Propaganda and fake news · tree and pragmatics
description: "shut up, it's got 50k likes so it's true, obviously" — what is wrong with that? Test 12 of lesson 31 «Propaganda and fake news» of the politics course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choice was right.
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# Test 12 · Propaganda and fake news

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"shut up, it's got 50k likes so it's true, obviously" — what is wrong with that?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you, it · **What happens:** shut up, get, be · **To what, where:** k likes · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 12 of lesson 31 «Propaganda and fake news» of the politics course of Mova's primary school. The page gives the question's syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause, then the 4 options as the student saw them, each with its tree and pragmatics. Every text is parsed by Mova itself. How the student answered it, with the score of every option and why: [the test at school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/politics/31-propaganda-and-fake-news/#t12).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:31-propaganda-and-fake-news:t12:1
# text = "shut up, it's got 50k likes so it's true, obviously" — what is wrong with that?
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	shut	shut	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	up	up	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
5	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	got	get	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
8	50	50	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	9	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	k	thousand	NUM	CD	Abbr=Yes|NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	10	nummod	_	_
10	likes	like	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
11	so	so	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
12	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
14	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
16	obviously	obviously	ADV	RB	_	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	_
18	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	2	punct	_	_
19	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	21	nsubj	_	_
20	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	21	cop	_	_
21	wrong	wrong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	parataxis	_	_
22	with	with	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
23	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	21	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shut up** *in a quote* | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **get** *in a quote* | present · passive | it | k likes |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer like=Stimulus |
| 3 | **is** *in a quote* | present | it |  |  |  |  | true *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | with that; wrong *property* | tree rules |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Nothing, more likes always mean more truth

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:31-propaganda-and-fake-news:t12:o1:1
# text = Nothing, more likes always mean more truth
1	Nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	4	amod	_	_
4	likes	like	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
5	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	6	advmod	_	_
6	mean	mean	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	8	amod	_	_
8	truth	truth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Nothing | more truth |  |  |  | always *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent truth=Topic |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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Likes show how many people clicked, not whether it is true

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:31-propaganda-and-fake-news:t12:o2:1
# text = Likes show how many people clicked, not whether it is true
1	Likes	like	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	show	show	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	4	advmod	_	_
4	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
6	clicked	click	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
8	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	12	advmod	_	_
9	whether	whether	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
11	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
12	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | present | Likes |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **click** | past | many people |  |  |  |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP.location V PP.theme»: agent=Location |
| 3 | **not** **is** | present | it |  |  |  |  | true *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Likes are counted by the government, so they prove it is true

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:31-propaganda-and-fake-news:t12:o3:1
# text = Likes are counted by the government, so they prove it is true
1	Likes	like	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	counted	count	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	government	government	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	so	so	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
9	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	prove	prove	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
12	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
13	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	ccomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **count** | present · passive | the government | Likes |  |  |  |  | vn multiply-108 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Theme |
| 2 | **prove** | present | Likes *= like* |  |  |  |  |  | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is** | present | government |  |  |  |  | true *property* | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Only posts with 100k likes are true

```conllu
# sent_id = question:politics:31-propaganda-and-fake-news:t12:o4:1
# text = Only posts with 100k likes are true
1	Only	only	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	posts	post	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
3	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	100	100	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	k	thousand	NUM	CD	Abbr=Yes|NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	likes	like	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
7	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | posts with k likes |  |  |  |  | true *property* | tree rules |

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**Text:** the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (`world/data/school/`), as the course runner gave them to the student. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each text read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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