Directions: Draw a if the statement is true and if the
statement is false.
________1. Bias is a person’s opinion or idea about an object.
________2. Even a skilled reader cannot infer the author’s bias
through author’s diction and use of evidence.
________3. In writing, bias happens when a writer treats something
unfairly.
________4. Comparing news reports from a wide variety of outlets
is the way to detect bias through omission.
________5. There is bias if the author keeps his feelings or
emotions cloud his objectivity about his topic.
________6. Name calling occurs often in advertising, but very
seldom in politics and wartime scenarios.
________7. Bias also happens when someone shows favoritism for
someone or something.
________8. Bias is a person’s opinion which leans towards
something or someone without any logical reasoning or thinking.
________9. Bias isn’t always on purpose, sometimes it just creeps
in.
________10. Connotations can never be a clue to whom the author
may be biased for or against