Bias
What are the three types of Bias?
Social, Political, & Cultural Bias
What are the five tools Journalists use to keep articles objective?
Verification, Fairness, Awareness, Framing, & Word Choice
What is a Strawman Fallacy?
When you misrepresent someone's argument to make it easier to attack.
What are the four ways media can be organized?
Point by Point, Chronological, Cause & Effect, & Compare/Contrast
What stance did both CNN & FOX take on Jacob Blake
Both articles were on the side of Jacob Blake saying he never once meant harm to the officers.
Give me an example of Bias
I like chocolate ice cream over vanilla ice cream
True or False The "Fairness" tool is how a story is framed and compare the frame with other viewpoints.
False, it is Framing
True or False
Black/White is when you present only two choices and no alternatives.
True
When an article is told in order from beginning to end, what organization is it?
Chronological order
How was the CNN Article organized?
Point by Point because it gaves everyone's perspective on the situation.
Democratic vs Republican is what kind of bias?
Political Bias
If I wanted to know who won a fight, asking the person who recorded it is what tool?
Verification
The doctor says I need to exercise and eat healthier, but why would I listen to someone who looks as big as me?
Is what fallacy and why?
Ad Hominem because instead of addressing someone's argument or position, they irrelevantly attack the person or some aspect of the person who is making the argument.
The protest in Black Lives Matter really showed the the bad side of its citizens. Looting stores as an act of violence.
The protest of the Capital showed the political uprising Americans are capable of when coming together. Coming together was an act of patriotism by our fellow Americans
Is what organization and why?
It is Compare/Contrast because they are comparing the two different types of protests to make the other look bad.
In the CNN Article, it says that "Blake said "he did not point the knife at anyone; he did not swing the knife at anyone; he did not make any forward motion towards anyone with the knife; and he did not raise the knife towards anyone," according to the report." (CNN.com)
Is an example of what fallacy, why?
Anecdotal because they use Jacob Blake's words against the cops to show he meant no harm when the situation could be different.
True or False?
Political Bias is when you favor or disfavor groups of people based on factors like race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, looks, disability, weight, age, etc.
False
If there are stereotypes or assumptions in the article what tool did the reporter not use?
Awareness - stereotypes or assumptions the reporter might not have caught
What is the key difference between an Anecdotal fallacy & a Compostion/Division fallacy?
Anecdotal uses personal experience and Composition/Division doesn't need personal experience to apply something to all parts.
How George Floyd Was Killed in Police Custody
The Times has reconstructed the death of George Floyd on May 25. Security footage, witness videos and official documents show how a series of actions by officers turned fatal.
Is what Organization & why?
Cause & Effect because it will explain how & why George Floyd was killed
How did the FOX article show it was for Jacob Blake?
They use mostly his perspective to protray more sympathy to him looking at him as a father figure rather than just a man.
Bashing people for eating meat and persuading people to go vegan is what kind of bias?
Cultural Bias
A white police officer shoots an unarmed black man.
What tool was not used and how words evoke emotion here?
Word Choice was not used.
The words that ignite emotion are "white, shoots, & unarmed black man" because shooting is violent, and when someone is unarmed we assume they are innocent.
Give me an example of an Appeal to Authority fallacy
My mom says that if you drink soda you can become unhealthy, that's why I only drink water!
Organize in Point by Point format!
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Using Jacob Blake's experience along with Kyle Rittenhouse's, what then is the organization of the article? Why?
Compare/Contrast because they comapre both experiences with the police and show how each one was treated completely differently.