Critical Definitions
List two synonyms for Robustly.
Solidly, Powerfully
This type of bias is when a person makes a judgement or assumption about something based on their cultural background.
Cultural Bias
An announcement over the morning broadcast states: "Imagine sitting in a cold, dark cage all day, waiting for someone to notice you. Hundreds of shelter animals in our town are hungry and scared right now. By donating just $1 to our spirit week drive, you can give a helpless puppy a warm blanket and a meal today."
Pathos
Contrary to popular fears, James Bessen argues that workers will actually have greater employment opportunities if their occupation undergoes this process.
Computer Automation
Define Credibility.
How believable or trustworthy something is.
What word means "something related or important to a topic?"
Relevant
What type of bias is being displayed in the scenario below: A teacher thinks a new student is being shy or rude because they look down at the floor when spoken to. In the student's home country, looking an adult directly in the eye is considered disrespectful.
Cultural Bias
A student trying to convince their classmates to vote for them for Class Treasurer. They say: "As someone who has been your trusted friend and peer mediator since 6th grade, you know I always look out for this class. It breaks my heart to see how divided and stressed we’ve felt this year during spirit weeks. If you elect me, I promise to listen to every single one of your voices so we can finally feel like a united family again."
Ethos & Pathos
In historical context, this era saw major increases in manufacturing jobs in industries like textiles and steelmaking due to early automation.
The Industrial Revolution.
What is Loaded Language?
Words or phrases that bring up strong emotions.
Use "Redistribute" in a sentence.
Ex: The teacher redistributed the papers at the end of class.
Ex: The boss redistributed his wealth among his employees.
What type of bias is being displayed in the following scenario: You hear a rumor that a secret game character exists. You search YouTube until you find one fake video showing the character and say, "I knew it!"—completely ignoring 20 other videos explaining that the clip was edited.
Confirmation Bias
A student arguing for an updated school dress code in front of the student board. They say: "As the Student Body Vice President, I have worked directly with our administration on policy reviews all year. Data from five neighboring school districts shows that updating dress codes to allow flexible athletic wear led to a 14% drop in daily dress-code violations and saved 40 hours of administrative time."
Ethos & Logos
The text argues that fears of a "robot apocalypse" or widespread unemployment are largely this.
Misplaced or Overblown; An overreaction.
What's a Semi-Colon? (;)
A semicolon shows that two ideas are connected or closely related in one sentence.
What part of speech are words like predominantly and robustly?
Adverbs
This bias occurs when someone is "Cherry-picking" data that supports a specific outcome while ignoring the rest.
Selection Bias
A student making a speech to persuade peers to stop using single-use plastic water bottles in the cafeteria. They say: "Every single minute, over one million plastic bottles are thrown away worldwide, and 85% end up in landfills or oceans. Imagine sea turtles and birds painfully choking on the trash we toss out after a 20-minute lunch period—our quick convenience is causing endless suffering for helpless marine life."
Pathos & Logos
Despite the rise of electronic document discovery, employment for lawyers and workers in this legal support role grew robustly.
Paralegals
What type of bias is this?
You believe your science teacher hates you. When they give you a high score on a project, you think, "It was just an easy grade." But when they remind you to put your name on your paper, you think, "See? They are always picking on me!"
Confirmation Bias
List the prefix, root word, and suffix of "Collaborating" and explain what they mean.
Prefix: Col-
Meaning: together, jointly
Ex: collision, colloquial
Root Word: lab
Meaning: work
Ex: labor
Suffix: -ing
Meaning: happening now
Ex: running, walking, talking
What type of bias is being displayed in the scenario below: You hear a rumor that a secret game character exists. You search YouTube until you find one fake video showing the character and say, "I knew it!"—completely ignoring 20 other videos explaining that the clip was edited.
Selection Bias
In a letter to the principal requesting healthier cafeteria options, a student writes: "Dr. Gomez, as our principal, you have always cared deeply about our well-being. Last month, 85% of 8th graders surveyed said they feel sluggish after lunch, which hurts our afternoon focus. It breaks my heart to see my classmates struggling to stay awake and feeling sick during 6th period when simple changes like adding fresh fruit could fix this."
Economists Erik Brynjolfsson and Andrew McAfee blamed automation for the slow recovery from this specific economic event.
The Great Recession
Which sentence uses Colons correctly? (:)
A: The researchers drew a clear conclusion from the automation study: when technology lowers operational costs, consumer demand tends to rise.
B: The study showed that automation leads to: higher consumer demand, expanded job opportunities, and shifting skill sets for workers.
A: The researchers drew a clear conclusion from the automation study: when technology lowers operational costs, consumer demand tends to rise.