Question

Activity: Read the following passages and determine if the bias is in favour against which person, group, thing, event or idea. Identify the kind of bias shown then pick out the word or group of words that supports your answer. Write your answer on a separate sheet of paper


1.A shooting incident was described as an overkill and inhumane killing by the police which could have been prevented.
Bias in favour or against _____________________________________
Kind of Bias __________________________________________________
Explanation

2.The speaker declares that we won against the prediction of statisticians from a respected university by not reaching the 40,000 number of cases at the end of this month. Yet he did not relate the fact that there were more new cases reported daily since the shift to GCQ than during the ECQ.
Bias in favour or against _________________________________________
Kind of Bias _____________________________________________________
Explanation
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3.Our barangay officials are corrupt!” said a dissatisfied mother of five children against their barangay leaders when she did not receive financial help from the government.
Bias in favor or against _________________________________________
Kind of Bias _____________________________________________________
Explanation
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4.Health workers should be evicted from the spaces they are renting here in this area because they are generally potential carriers. I have seen many stories online and on TV about a great number of health workers getting infected with the virus every day. The news cannot go wrong
Bias in favor or against _________________________________________
Kind of Bias _____________________________________________________
Explanation
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5.Authorities declared that we are winning the battle against COVID 19 as raised in reports from the Health Department and Defense Department who all have statistical data of the believed decrease in number of new cases and increase in the number of recovering patients.
Bias in favour or against _________________________________________
Kind of Bias _____________________________________________
Explanation
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Answer 1

What is Bias?

This is how the Merriam-Webster Online argument to support his or her opinions.

Bias is when a statement reflects a partiality, preference, or prejudice for or against a person, object, or idea. Much of what you read and hear expresses a bias. Bias is when a writer or speaker uses a selection of facts, choice of words, and the quality and tone of description, to convey a particular feeling or attitude. Its purpose is to convey a certain attitude or point of view toward the subject. As you read or listen to biased materials, keep the following questions in mind

Answer 2

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