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What is bias?

How does the author feel about Wikipedia?

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How does the author feel about Wikipedia?
She has mixed feelings as it gives access to knowledge but there is bias
She thinks Wikipedia is the best open education tool, there is no issue
She has mixed feelings because as an editor, she has no wage
She is completely opposed to Wikipedia
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What is bias?
A list of facts and obective elements on social issues
A set of beliefs we unconsiously get from people in our lives and the media
A set of ideas on the subjects we learn in school and encyclopedias
A set of opinions we develop in relations with politics
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At the beginning of the essay, Jackie Koerner used a metaphor. What is the effect of this stylistic device?
It reveals that she is a Wikipedia editor
It show the intensity of her relationship with the platform
It makes the reader want to have a love affair with Wikipedia too
4
The author is ...
a non-gendered person
a woman
a man
5
What are the most recurring pronouns in the last two paragraphs?
We
They
I
You
6
səˈsaɪətl is the phonetics transcription of which word?
society
social
session
societal
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What effect does the pronoun WE produce?
It shows that biased people are the ones who are overtly racist and sexist
It shows that Wikipedia is biased
It shows that everyone is biased and everyone is part of the solution
It shows that the author is an example of integrity and tolerance
8
The text we studied on Friday is ...
a newspaper article
a speech
an essay
an extract from a novel
9
ˈnɒlɪʤ is the phonetics transcription of which word?
knowledge
noboly
knowing
nothing