Media Bias

What does it mean to be biased?

• to have an opinion on everything

• to favor one side over the other

• to see everything as equal

• to be aware of the truth

Name something you are biased about?

What is a logical fallacy?

• information that is made up intentionally

• an insult used in an argument

• an error in reasoning that invalidates an argument

• truths that hurt people

What is misinformation?

• a common misconception

• sarcasm used to hide the truth

• an opinon on a certain topic

• false or inaccurate information, especially that which is deliberately intended to deceive

What makes you trust someone you don't personally know? Example: politicians, corporations trying to sell you products, celebrities

• their use of words and tone

• if they have been known to be deserving of trust in the past

• if they are able to provide evidence such as resources to back up their claims

• the platform they hold and what they promote

What is a slippery slope in media bias?

• If A happens then B,C,D...Z will happen. If A does not happen then Z cannot happen.

• When you create a lie so you have to keep creating more lies to keep the first lie alive.

• When the person spreading the news is disliked so the information cannot be trusted

• If a certain group disagrees with an argument then the rest of the population will disagree too

What is the Bandwagon appeal? (also known as the ad populum appeal)

• This is a conclusion based on insufficient or biased evidence.

• Restating an argument instead of actually proving it

• Being extremely biased on a topic because it works in your favor

• This is an appeal that presents what most people, or a group of people think, in order to persuade one to think the same way

What is an ad hominem?

• An ad created for a specific group of people

• This is an attack on the character of a person rather than his or her opinions or arguments

• An ad that spreads false information

• An ad that is known to be controversial

What is something pertaining to media bias that you would want to learn this cycle?

To what degree do you think the news in the media is fake?

• Most of it is true because it is broadcasted by professionals who do their research on the topics they address.

• Half of it is true, the other half specializes in persuading their audience on certain topics

• Mostly all of it is fake because anyone can lie about anything and people will believe it without fact checking

• We will never truly know if the news we are receiving is real or fake.