De acordo com o texto, o termo catfishing
Words that define the presente
At a time when the world is changing more quickly than ever before, we need a new vocabulary to help us grasp what’s happening.
Catfishing. This word would make more sense if it referred to fishing for cats, but in fact, it refers to people who construct false identities online. Whether out of boredom, loneliness or malice, they lure other people into continued messaging correspondence, thereby building false relationships with them (the apparent source of the term “catfish” is a 2010 documentary called Catfish, whose verity, ironically enough, has been questioned).
There are two ways of looking at this: 1) The internet/ cyberspace is wonderful, because it gives people the freedom to augment or totally change their identities, and this is a marvellous new dawn for human expression, a new step in human evolution. 2) Nah, it’s a false dawn, because the internet is essentially a libertarian arena, and, as such, an amoral one (lots of “freedoms” but with no attendant social obligations); it is a new jungle where we must watch our backs and struggle for survival, surely a backward step in evolution. I lean toward the latter.
(Cameron Laux. www.bbc.com, 08.08.2018. Adaptado.)
Words that define the presente
At a time when the world is changing more quickly than ever before, we need a new vocabulary to help us grasp what’s happening.
Catfishing. This word would make more sense if it referred to fishing for cats, but in fact, it refers to people who construct false identities online. Whether out of boredom, loneliness or malice, they lure other people into continued messaging correspondence, thereby building false relationships with them (the apparent source of the term “catfish” is a 2010 documentary called Catfish, whose verity, ironically enough, has been questioned).
There are two ways of looking at this: 1) The internet/ cyberspace is wonderful, because it gives people the freedom to augment or totally change their identities, and this is a marvellous new dawn for human expression, a new step in human evolution. 2) Nah, it’s a false dawn, because the internet is essentially a libertarian arena, and, as such, an amoral one (lots of “freedoms” but with no attendant social obligations); it is a new jungle where we must watch our backs and struggle for survival, surely a backward step in evolution. I lean toward the latter.
(Cameron Laux. www.bbc.com, 08.08.2018. Adaptado.)
Gabarito comentado
Vamos analisar as alternativas:
A) ERRADO - O termo é baseado em um documentário cuja veracidade foi questionada, como se verifica no trecho: the apparent source of the term “catfish" is a 2010 documentary called Catfish, whose verity, ironically enough, has been questioned = a fonte aparente do termo "peixe-gato" é um documentário de 2010 chamado Catfish, cuja veracidade, ironicamente, foi questionada.
B) ERRADO - Não representa um jogo. É uma troca de mensagens com o objetivo de construir relacionamentos falsos, como se verifica no trecho: it refers to people who construct false identities online. Whether out of boredom, loneliness or malice, they lure other people into continued messaging correspondence, thereby building false relationships with them = se refere a pessoas que constroem identidades falsas on-line. Seja por tédio, solidão ou malícia, eles atraem outras pessoas para a correspondência contínua de mensagens, construindo assim relacionamentos falsos com eles.
C) ERRADO - O texto não menciona uma plataforma de relacionamentos, como Tinder, por exemplo.
D) ERRADO - O termo não denuncia relacionamentos que estão se tornando essencialmente virtuais. O termo se refere a pessoas que constroem identidades falsas on-line, como se verifica no trecho: it refers to people who construct false identities online = se refere a pessoas que constroem identidades falsas on-line.
E) CORRETO - No segundo parágrafo, o autor nos diz que vê essa atividade de duas maneiras, uma positiva e uma negativa. Veja a tradução do trecho: There are two ways of looking at this: 1) The internet/cyberspace is wonderful, because it gives people the freedom to augment or totally change their identities. 2) Nah, it's a false dawn, because the internet is essentially a libertarian arena, and, as such, an amoral one. It is a new jungle where we must watch our backs and struggle for survival, surely a backward step in evolution. = Há duas maneiras de ver isso: 1) A Internet / ciberespaço é maravilhoso, porque dá às pessoas a liberdade de aumentar ou mudar totalmente suas identidades. 2) Não, é um amanhecer falso, porque a Internet é essencialmente uma arena libertária e, como tal, uma arena amoral. É uma nova selva onde devemos prestar atenção e lutar pela sobrevivência, certamente um retrocesso na evolução.
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