Evaluating Evidence Objective 3

Which of the following would be an example of a text that would MOST likely contain bias?

• An investigative report.

• A speech at a rally.

• A report in a newspaper.

• An encyclopedia article.

Critical news literacy requires applying the four D's of journalism: doubt, discern, demand and ...

• decide.

• detect.

• divide.

• details.

Which of the following is an important step in evaluating sources?

• Analyze the format.

• Check for accuracy.

• Meet the author.

• Read online reviews.

What is cultural bias?

• Being objective when making choices.

• Showing favoritism to one team or another.

• Judging standards by your own culture.

• Having a favorite culture.

What is one way to check the validity of a source?

• Verify if the reviews of the source are favorable.

• Determine if the publisher can be trusted.

• Decide which facts you can and cannot use.

• Select a portion of the piece to copyedit.

What is the main difference between news and opinion pieces?

• Both news and opinion pieces believe the facts speak for themselves.

• A news piece is objective and an opinion piece is not.

• A news piece persuades and an opinion piece informs.

• A news piece includes comments and an opinion piece includes viewpoints.

Why is the date of publishing an important quality to evaluate when checking your sources?

• The information could be out-dated and no longer accurate

• The links provided in the article could be harmful and unsafe.

• The author could be deceased and not able to validate information.

• The publishing company could no longer be in business.

Which statement represents an example of cultural bias?

• Russia is larger than the United States.

• English is a difficult language to learn.

• Russian food is hearty and delicious.

• Americans are tougher than Russians.

Which statement expresses the author’s bias in this passage?

• Cooperative endeavors to conserve the environment are impractical and expensive.

• Cooperative endeavors to conserve the environment are not making a difference.

• Cooperative endeavors to conserve the environment are beneficial and worthwhile.

• Cooperative endeavors to conserve the environment are simple to plan.

Which statement does not represent an example of gender bias?

• American women are better softball players than American men are.

• In 2004, American women earned more college degrees than American men earned.

• American men are better auto mechanics than American women are.

• In 2004, American men were more dedicated to their work than American women were.