Definitions
A prejudice or inclination toward something or against something, often unstated or unnoticed.
What is bias?
This type of analysis uses observations, interviews, or experiences
What is qualitative analysis?
Early scientists claimed to classify humans into races, ranking those with Greek features at the top. This is an example of ______ bias.
What is racial bias?
This kind of thinking reduces the world into black-and-white “either/or” categories.
What is dualistic thinking?
This type of thinking recognizes that ideas and identities can have many shades in between
What is spectrum thinking?
This type of analysis uses numbers, data, or graphs as evidence
What is quantitative analysis?
A woman earns 79 cents to a man’s dollar for the same job. This is an example of ______ bias.
What is gender bias?
Instead of binaries, this approach recognizes that ideas, identities, and issues exist on a continuum.
What is spectrum thinking?
Looking closely at a text or situation to understand its meaning and assumptions
What is critical analysis?
What is rhetorical situation?
When someone refuses to watch a certain news channel because it is “too liberal” or “too conservative
What is political bias?
This type of analysis uses numbers, statistics, or graphs as evidence.
What is quantitative analysis?
This type of bias operates on an unconscious level — ideas and stereotypes we don’t even realize we hold.
What is implicit bias?
The skill of finding, evaluating, and understanding information critically
What is information literacy?
An instructor firmly believes their father is the best cook ever. This everyday example illustrates what concept?
What is Personal Bias
This type of analysis relies on observations, interviews, and experiences.
What is qualitative analysis?
Making an informed judgement after analyzing evidence.
What is evaluation?
This type of thinking sees things as only two options, like right or wrong
What is dualistic or binary thinking?
Dismissing a news source because it aligns with your existing views and only consuming media that agrees with you.
What is Confirmation Bias
The process of making informed judgments after examining evidence and analysis.
What is evaluation?