Historical Thinking Skills - Bias Flashcards
1
Q
What is bias?
A
A personal opinion, for or against a person, event, thing or idea formed in advanced.
It is one sided, sometimes unfair, and not usually based on fact, and sometime difficult to detect.
Biases are shaped by our frame of reference.
2
Q
Determining three types of bias.
A
1-Idenentify the source
2-changed words
3-exaggeration