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Difference between Disinformation and Misinformation
Confirmation Bias/ Experimenters Bias
How to find non-credible information
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What is it called when a person spreads false information that they believe is true.
What is Misinformation
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Define the bias: Well this data doesn't add up, but if I don't get it to add up, then Mr. Conklin will get mad at me! I've got to make it work!
What is Experimentors bias?
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As we read the ghost article in class, we realized that she was using what type of information?
What is Disinformation/ Misinformation; She could've honestly believed in ghosts.
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Define the bias: When a scientist does a test, but this test leads him into a different way. The scientist chooses to ignore it. What is this?
What is confirmation bias?
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What style of writing would you expect while reading an article written by a man or women who has a high degree in the field?
What is very professional, no I's or you's or me's.
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What kind of information do celebrities and politics spread to promote or to spread gossip about an individual?
What is Disinformation
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Please define the bias. Some evolutionist believe that a fish turned into a land animal over time. But, they ignore the fact that there haven't been any fossils found to support this claim.
What is Confirmation bias
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Read the following sentence and determine if it would be from a credible or non credible source. Phrenology is a type of pseudoscience that was believed to explain a variety of different feelings.
What is credible. This source doesn't have any spelling or grammatical errors.
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What is one example of disinformation?
Red Bull exclaims that if you drink their product you'll somehow grow wings. We all know that's not true, so Red Bull is intentionally spreading false information as an advertisement tactic.
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Define the bias A scientist is trying to prove his theory, that in three years a black hole will swallow Mercury. As he does test after test, he finally finds his data that proves it's true. But his colleges go through his data and find papers that disprove his idea!
What is Experimenters bias
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Read this sentence and decide if this is something you would find in a credible or non credible source. I don't want no pudding.
What is non credible. This is non credible because they have used improper grammar.
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Can you use an example from Phrenology about misinformation or disinformation?
What is the belief that crimes can be solved using phrenology
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Please explain in depth: Why would people use these types of bias in science, if science is to find absolute truth.
What is they might want to take short cuts or they just might believe in something else.
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When an author uses slang in their writing, is it credible or non credible information.
What is either credible or non credible. Although we look for professional writing, there are also times when slang can be used at an appropriate time by a credible source. At the same time, someone who repeatedly uses slang may not be giving information that is correct.