Types of Bias Quiz

This is an example of which type of Bias

• Bias through source control

• Bias through omission and selection

• Bias through statistics and Crowd Counts

• None of the Above

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What Questions should I ask myself when choosing a source?

• Who wrote this story? What Kind of Expertise or reputation does the author or source have? Have I heard of the story's author or source? Are there facts in the story that I can verify independently?

• Do I like this story? Is it popular? Is it useful?

• Does the story have a celebrity endorsement? Is it seen everywhere? How many people liked it?

• None of the above

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This Photo Represents which type of bias? It is depicting a presidential debate put on so the people can know each candidates views.

• Bias by Headline

• Pseudo Event

• Puff Piece

• Statistics

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This photo represents which type of bias?

• Statistics

• Puff Piece

• Bias by Headline

• Pseudo Event

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This is an example of which type of bias? "I have stamina, I have endurance, I have a sense of mission"

• Puff Piece

• Pseudo Event

• Bias by Headline

• Bias by Source Control

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Which form of Bias would a tabloid be an example of?

• Bias by Photos, captions and camera angles

• Bias through placement

• bias by source control

• Bias through Statistics

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Which of the following is a subtype of Bias by Source Control

• Pseudo Event

• Photo

• Statistics and Facts

• Headlines

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A Psuedo event is

• some event (demonstration, sit-in, ribbon cutting, speech, ceremony, ground breaking, etc) that takes place primarily to gain news coverage.

• overly flattering words about a topic

• slanted attitude of either preferring or disliking something

• where a news item "comes from"

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An over flattering of words about a topic

• puff piece

• pseudo event

• Bias

• Statistics and facts

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Bias through statistics and crowd counts is something that

• uses specific numbers to enhance believability

• summarize as well as present carefully hidden biases and prejudices

• choice of which visual images to display is extremely important

• where information appears within an article may also reveal evidence of bias

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