Biased vs Unbiased Practice

You are doing a survey to find out what students really think about school lunch and you stand outside a lunchroom and ask every 10th person from every grade.

• biased

• unbiased

You are doing a survey to find out what sport high schoolers like the most, and you only ask people from a Rugby team.

• biased

• unbiased

You are conducting a survey and ask people the following question: Should more money be put into athletic programs or music programs at school? Sample is chosen from students in the band program.

• biased

• unbiased

You want to know your town’s favorite fast-food restaurant. You randomly ask 30 people their preference as they leave a McDonald’s restaurant.

• biased

• unbiased

What makes a source biased?

• It provides information from both sides of an argument.

• It only presents one side of an argument or issue.

• It includes citations and references.

• It is written by a well-known author.

Identify the biased statement:

• The team played the game last night.

• The team played excellently, as always.

• The score was 3-1 in favor of the home team.

• The game lasted for 90 minutes.

Which of the following is an example of an unbiased source?

• A news report that only interviews members of one political party

• An article that presents research findings from multiple studies

• A blog post that criticizes a policy without presenting other viewpoints

• A documentary that promotes a specific agenda

prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another

• fact

• bias

• objective point of view

• evidence

What is a common indicator of bias in a written article?

• Use of statistics and data

• Neutral language

• Emotional language

• Well-structured paragraphs

Which of the following examples shows an unbiased approach to reporting?

• The new policy, which is clearly the worst decision, was implemented yesterday.

• The new policy was implemented yesterday.

• Everyone hates the new policy that was implemented yesterday.

• Many believe the new policy implemented yesterday will fail.