Connie Zhang Media Bias Against Hilary Clinton in the Election of 2008 The election of 2008 was monumental in many respects‚ the most significant being the fact that there was a chance that the first woman or African American would become president of the United States. After Obama won the nomination‚ claims that the media had been negative and unfair to Clinton were examined. In earlier studies conducted by D’Alessio and Allen‚ it was concluded there were no significant biases in most forms of
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“Is Justified True Belief Knowledge?” (The Gettier Problem) Background Epistemology: A theory of _____________ What do we mean when we claim to know something? What kinds of conditions must be satisfied in order for a claim to become knowledge? Note: we are interested in __________________ knowledge here (S knows that p)‚ not knowledge of how to do things (e.g.‚ knowing how to ride a bike) The tripartite theory of knowledge – knowledge as justified true belief (JTB) The truth condition We
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“Evidence” by Kathryn Schulz covers the topic of exactly what our beliefs are based on‚ and just how hard it is for us to admit we are wrong. Throughout our lives‚ we all experience moments when we realize we were wrong about something. For a majority of the time‚ these moments are small and somewhat insignificant to the rest of our lives. However‚ that is not always the case. You probably cannot imagine the difficulty of discovering a belief you held for your entire life was utterly wrong‚ yet that is
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Media bias is used to emphasize one particular point of view in a way that without the average viewer even knowing. The journalists are able to maintain the standards of professional and also giving the one side of the story. There are a variety of media bias claims‚ for example‚ liberal bias‚ conservative bias‚ mainstream bias‚ and corporate bias. The average person uses the newspapers‚ radio‚ internet‚ or television to receive their news‚ weather updates‚ and other important topics. Liberal bias
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Alex Tran 01/18/2014 ! ! Personal Statement of Belief in God As I stated in the last personal statement of belief in Bible paper‚ it is not easy to understand and believe in another religion for a short time learning it. Each person will have a different opinions and different ways thinking of another religion‚ and they have the right to do that. Even I am a Buddhist‚ I am still respect to all the religious over the world‚ maybe some of them is not good as I can see the
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Knowledge vs. Belief There is a quote by an unknown person that says‚ "In all the world there are only two kinds of people‚ those who know‚ and those who do not know; and this knowledge is the thing which matters." The quite adequately describes my knowledge that my father loves and cares for me. I know‚ based on life experiences‚ that my father loves me. I choose to classify my father ’s love for me as something that I know to be true and factual because the way in which I can explain and
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Media bias is an unavoidable aspect of any information spreading source or program. Much like the saying “history is written by the victors” (Winston Churchill)‚ any information provided to the general public should be expected to be affected by the personal bias of the ones reporting the information. While it may be hard to spot an example of media bias‚ it is definitely there even if it is not meant to come on as a bias. Whether it is the placement of articles in the local newspaper‚ the scandalous
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Liberal Media is a Myth It is often said that the news media has a liberal bias. Joseph Goebbels said it best “if you repeat something often enough‚ people will believe it.” This couldn’t be truer in politics‚ it’s that bandwagon effect; everyone believes it so you should too. Alterman (2003) stated‚ “Conservatives have intimidated journalists into repeating their baseless accusations of liberal bias by virtue of their willingness to repeat it… endlessly.” (p.37). In fact‚ 75% of conservatives
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Bias is unavoidable‚ it is seen on tv‚ business‚ school and even your home. Bias is a personal opinion about something or someone‚ supporting that particular thing unfairly. Bias can be used against someone’s sexual orientation‚ social standing‚ political beliefs or race. Bias in business for example‚ can be when one chooses to hire nor not hire someone based on their beliefs or race without even taking in mind their experiences‚ they automatically think that their way is wrong by just basing their
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serious. With this proliferation of news‚ it’s hard to know what is true from what is false‚ especially when there is bias in the media. Some people believe that media bias helps to understand different viewpoints of a situation‚ therefore leading to a more positive outcome‚ while other people believe that media bias poses larger problems and leads to situations where nobody benefits. Bias in the media has become a huge problem in today’s society and leads to many other problems like fake news‚
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