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bias vocabulary

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is it called when a journalist's own political views affects their news coverage?

a)

Impartial bias

b)

Neutrality bias

c)

Partisan bias

d)

Corporate bias

2.

What is the term that describes the avoidance of bias by being as fair and accurate as possible?

a)

Framing

b)

Tone

c)

False balance

d)

Impartial

3.

What is confirmation bias? Choose all that apply.

a)

People readily accept claims that agree or reinforce their existing beliefs.

b)

People find reasons to dismiss claims and evidence that contradict or complicate their beliefs.

c)

Can cause 2 people with different views to focus on different details in the same piece of information, causing them to interpret it in different ways.

d)

Presenting an issue as balanced between opposing viewpoints, when in fact, evidence does not support both sides equally.

4.

All of these images are false. Which one is an example of fabricated content?

a)
b)
c)
d)
5.

All of these images are false. Which one uses false context?

a)
b)
c)
d)
6.

All of these images are false. Which one is an example of manipulated content?

a)
b)
c)
d)
7.

All of these images are fake. Which image uses imposter content?

a)
b)
c)
d)
8.

Which statements describe the term, bias?

a)

Prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group.

b)

Anything that acts as a channel for information

c)

Impartial

d)

Usually considered to be unfair.

9.

Misinformation can be

a)

intentional

b)

unintentional

c)

both intentional and unintentional

d)

neither intentional or unintentional

10.

Disinformation is (choose all that apply)

a)

Intentional

b)

Unintentional

c)

Both intentional and unintentional.

d)

Misinformation that is deliberately created to be false.

11.

a)

Media

b)

Fabricated content

c)

Neutrality bias

d)

Satire

12.

Which of the following may affect demographic bias?

a)

Race

b)

Gender

c)

Ethnicity

d)

Culture

e)

Economic class

13.

Select the correct term: When business or advertising interests of a news outlet or its parent company influence how, or even whether, a story is reported.

a)

Corporate bias

b)

Demographic bias

c)

Neutrality bias

d)

Big story bias

14.

Select the correct term: When a journalist tries so hard to avoid appearing biased to anyone, the coverage actually misrepresents the facts.

a)

Corporation bias

b)

Demographic bias

c)

Neutrality bias

d)

Story selection bias