Semester Exam Study Guide

Prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair is called

• Bias

• Disagreement

• Civil Discourse

• Agreement

An idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning is called

• Civil Discourse

• Bias

• Connotation

• Disagreement

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

A reporter's subjective comments about objective facts; makes one side's ideological perspective look better than another

• Omission
• Placement
• Spin
• Story Selection

Which word has a negative connotation?

• stench

• smell

Which phrase has negative connotation?

• a box filled with documents

• a box crammed with documents

Which phrase has a more positive connotation?

• a peculiar object

• a unique object

• a strange object

Choose the word that best completes the sentence. Hint: Determine the connotation (positive or negative) through context clues.

My friend is very careful about spending money. I admire that, so I call him ______________.

• thrifty

• stingy

• miserly

• selfish

Choose the word that best completes the sentence. Hint: Determine the connotation (positive or negative) through context clues.

I admire the man who jumped on the subway tracks to rescue a stranger. He was certainly ________________.

• foolhearty

• courageous

• rash

• reckless

A Coca-Cola advertisement making fun of or insulting a Pepsi product would be an example of which fallacy?

• No True Scotsman

• Glittering Generalities

• Bandwagon

• Mudslinging