Bias
This is when someone presents only one side of an argument or issue.
What is bias?
This term describes unfair advantages some groups have just by being part of the majority.
What is privilege?
This term describes how groups or individuals are shown in a non-fiction text.
What is representation?
This is the group the writer or creator hopes will engage with their message.
What is the target audience?
This kind of conversation helps people build new ideas together instead of just trying to win or prove a point.
What is constructive discourse?
This kind of bias happens when you seek out information that agrees with what you already believe.
What is confirmation bias?
These large systems (like education or media) can hold or protect power for certain groups.
What are systems of inequity?
This is the point of view or position from which a text is constructed.
What is perspective?
This is the reason the writer created the piece—what they wanted to do or make the reader feel or do.
What is purpose or intent?
Unlike debate, this type of dialogue encourages us to listen deeply and consider other people’s perspectives.
What is inclusive dialogue?
Bias in non-fiction often reflects the dominant group’s perspective. This means that whose stories get told—and how they’re told—is influenced by these two systems.
What are power and privilege?
Analyzing power in non-fiction includes asking who benefits and who is being ____.
What is marginalized or silenced
Repeated portrayals of a group in certain ways can form these limiting ideas.
What are stereotypes?
Writers adapt their message based on the audience’s ____, values, and assumptions.
What is background or beliefs?
When we question our own beliefs and remain open to changing them through conversation, we are doing this.
What is challenging assumptions?
Reading only sources that match your opinions can create this echo effect.
What is an echo chamber or groupthink?
This word describes how authors may intentionally or unintentionally reinforce inequalities through what they choose to include or leave out.
What is representation (or omission bias)?
To understand perspective, readers might ask: Whose voice is missing? and ___.
What is whose voice is dominant?
Creators often shape their message to match the values and assumptions of this group, which can lead to bias if other voices are excluded.
What is the dominant audience or dominant group?
Using these helps groups stay respectful and focused when exploring difficult or complex ideas together.
What are collaborative protocols?
This skill helps readers detect subtle bias and question how the message was constructed.
What is critical literacy?
This kind of analysis involves looking at how a text reflects or resists dominant power structures.
What is critical discourse analysis?
When readers analyze how identity and power shape who is represented—and who is left out—they are engaging in this critical practice.
What is interrogating systems of inequity in representation?
To fully understand a text, readers must consider both the creator’s purpose and how it might affect different groups based on identity, power, and privilege.
What is analyzing impact across diverse audiences?
This is a key benefit of inclusive dialogue: it pushes us to go beyond surface opinions to gain this kind of understanding.
What is deeper inquiry or nuanced understanding?