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Identifying Bias
Identifying Bias
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Every writer probably has some bias
FALSE
TRUE
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Which of the following questions are biased?
Do you like pizza?
What is your favorite pizza topping?
My favorite food is pizza, what about you?
Do you eat delicious pizza?
3
Which word has a more NEGATIVE connotation?
Cheap
Affordable
Thrifty
4
Biased or Unbiased
Biased
Unbiased
5
Sports drinks will improve your performance on the playing field.
Sports drinks
will improve
your performance
on the playing field
6
Students prefer wearing uniforms to school since they don't need to worry about what they'll wear every single day.
Students prefer
wearing uniforms to school
what they'll wear every single day
don't need to worry
7
Which one of these words has the most positive connotation?
Okay
Fair
Lovely
Cordial
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Which word has the most NEGATIVE connotation?
small
miniscule
puny
petite
9
Is this word a positive connotation or a negative connotation? "Childish"
Positive
Negative
10
Biased or Unbiased?
Biased
Unbiased
11
Tennis is the perfect sport for all students.
perfect sport
for all students
is the
Tennis
12
Television is educational.
educational
Television
is
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Connotation is the _____ meaning of a word.
precise
positive
implied
dictionary
14
Which one of these words has the most negative connotation?
Surprise
Amaze
Astonish
Alarm
15
Is this word a positive connotation or a negative connotation? "Brilliant"
Positive
Negative
16
Find the author's bias.
He was the best scientist in the world.
Einstein was a scientist.
He found the formula E=mc²
He was born in 1879,
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Biased or Unbiased???
Unbiased
Biased
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What does bias mean?
A list of events in the order in which they occurred
One-sided viewpoint
Selective use of information to promote a particular point
The study of the past based on what people left behind
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Find the author's bias.
Michael has 6 championship rings.
Michael should have been cut from the Bulls he was so bad.
Michael played for the Chicago Bulls.
Michael got cut from his high school team.
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Bias is...
both
leaving information out on purpose
favoring one side over the other
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Dogs make better pets than cats.
better pets
Dogs
than cats
make
22
Does
sneaky
have a positive or negative connotation?
Negative
Positive
23
Which one of these words has the most positive connotation?
Spy
Intrude
Snoop
Search
24
What is bias?
A type of website
In favor of one side or another
Lack of prejudice
Speaking fairly about both sides
25
Violent video games lead to violent behavior.
lead to
violent behavior
Violent video games
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Which word has a more positive connotation?
Conversational
Noisy
Chatty
Talkative
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What is a connotation?
The wrong definition of a word
The literal meaning of the word
A feeling that a word invokes with its literal meaning
A type of figurative language
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A question is often biased if it includes...
a question mark
adjectives
verbs
opinion
29
Homework is important.
Homework
is
important.
30
Find the author's bias.
Harry goes to Hogwarts.
Harry's last name is Potter.
Harry has a scar on his head.
Harry is the most courageous character.
31
Does
curious
have a more positive or negative connotation?
Positive
Negative
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It is better to stay indoors and play video games than go outside and take a walk.
play video games
better
stay indoors
It is
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Find the author's bias.
The XBox One has games you can play on it.
The XBox One is a Blu Ray Player, too.
The XBox One is newer than the XBox 360.
There have been better consoles than the XBox One
