Biased vs Unbiased Practice

What is BIAS in the media?

• News reported in a partial/prejudiced manner

• Only providing facts

• Only providing opinions

• Showing two sides of the argument

A school randomly chose ten English teachers and asked them which type of juice their students would prefer. Which reason BEST shows why this sample is biased?

• The sample can only be accurate if each teacher is included in the sample

• The sample didn't include students.

• The sample is too big.

• The sample is too small.

Not all students learn at the same pace or in the same way

• Biased

• Unbiased

All students find online learning difficult.

• Biased

• Unbiased

Carlos wants to know the favorite sport of people at his school so he asks his baseball team.

• Biased

• Unbiased

To see who has a computer at home the front office chooses 10 students randomly per grade to ask.

• Biased

• Unbiased

What type of bias is this sentence? Dogs make better pets than cats.

• Arguable Statement- a sentence that can be argued.

• Fact/Opinion- a sentence that is written like a fact, but is an opinion.

• Generalization- a sentence that applies to a group of people or things.

• Subjective Language-specific words that show the author's feelings.

What type of bias is this sentence? Students prefer wearing uniforms to school since they don't need to worry about what they'll wear each day.

• Arguable Statement- a sentence that can be argued.

• Fact/Opinion- a sentence that is written like a fact, but is an opinion.

• Generalization- a sentence that applies to a group of people or things.

• Subjective Language-specific words that show the author's feelings.

Calling someone a 'freedom fighter', 'Heartland Warrior', or the "Queen of Rage" is:

• Bias by Headline

• Bias through Names and Titles

• Bias through Placement

• Bias by Statistics

An editor can express bias by choosing some or none of a story. What is this?

• Bias through crowd counts

• Bias through placement

• Bias through selection and omission

• Bias through source control