Detecting Media Bias HUM/114 Critical Thinking and Creative Problem Solving Detecting Media Bias Detecting media bias is an effective way to improve our critical thinking skills. When using critical thinking skills it helps us to understand better and be clear on information given to us‚ thus keeping us from being manipulated or deceived by the media. Whatever you read you should apply critical thinking skills asking yourself‚ “What is the author’s intention? Is the author trying to persuade
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Do the Media Have a Liberal Bias? Although media journalists claim to be impartial in their reporting‚ the media have a distinctly liberal bias. The journalists report; however‚ they taint the story with their own opinions‚ making it lean one way. A good example of this “selective” reporting is the war in Iraq. This bias reporting is not an accurate portrayal of a moderately sized group of Americans. Liberal reports downplay many conservative social values. On the other hand‚ some people say
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Body A. Main Point #1 – Need (This is material from your Simple Informative speech) 1. Statement of Need for Action: The use of animals in different types of entertainment such as zoos and circuses has had a lot of controversy because of the harm it causes to the animals‚ physically and
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1.Opening Hello‚ Today my topic is TOPIC . The focus of my speech will be FOCUS . I have several reason why FOCUS . To start with‚ IEDA1 . Secondly‚ It is due to IDEA2 . Lastly‚ IDEA3 . 2.Body First of all‚ IDEA1 . R1a
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It was just a day like any other. Students go to school‚ adults go to work‚ but that was not the case for Michael.He was found dead at 11.39 a.m at the hostel of the University of Georgia with a blade in hand and a note that said‚ “I couldn’t take it. They were so mean to me online. All those comments‚ hate messages… Is it my fault that I happen to find members of the same sex attractive? I don’t belong to this world anymore. I’m sorry.” Michael Connolly was the top student of his cohort. He was
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Speech Proposal Speech Purpose: To persuade. Audience Analysis: My male-to-female ratio is 50/50 with an age range from 18 to 24. There are four seniors‚ four juniors‚ seven sophomores‚ and two freshmen. Many are from the Southeast‚ however‚ we do have a couple from the Northeast‚ leaving one accounted for the Midwest‚ West‚ and a foreign country. There are seven African Americans and eight whites. Their interests include sports‚ travel‚ movies‚ fashion‚ cooking/eating‚ family‚ and the beach
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they will discover the pros and cons of the death penalty. 3. Will they learn something new? We feel that each audience member will take something away from this speech. Each audience member can take different information‚ and it will resonate with each of them differently. Purpose Statement: By the end of our speech the audience will have a better understanding of the death penalty. The audience will be persuaded to either sign a petition to repeal or reject the petition and find the
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Rohith Sundar Donnenfeld AP Government 6th Period December 8‚ 2014 Media Bias in ISIS Legislation Media bias is a very complicated thing‚ as it may sway a reader’s thoughts towards one side of the spectrum rather than keeping it fair. Most news sources are usually biased towards a certain side‚ whether it is liberal or conservative‚ or democratic or republican. Although most news sources are biased‚ some are moderate and in the middle. Examples of a news source biased towards the liberal side would
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Speech Goal: To inform the audience about physical child abuse. Introduction: I. I want everyone to take a moment to think back to your own childhood. Think about the things you wanted and the things you had. For some of us‚ our childhood was the best‚ but for others it probably could’ve gone better. II. Unfortunately for many children a day in life is something unwanted. III. Every child deserves to have a happy and experience a perfect childhood. Most children wish for a
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without fully being aware of the side effects; I was combining my aspirin and herbal supplements‚ which caused me to have nosebleeds. C. Proposition: My goal is to make you aware that taking supplements is not beneficial and can be dangerous D. Speech Preview: It is unnecessary to take supplements it’s harmful‚ cannot be a food substitute has bad side effects and can cause death. Transition: Now‚ I will give you a few reasons why you should not take supplements. B. BODY A. First Argument
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