R Facts and Opinions/ Biases and Stereotypes

Question 1

What is a fact?

Answer 1

• from a credible/ reliable source
• CANNOT have any sort of disagreement towards it
• it can be verified (ie. citations) , it is proven
• DOES NOT have authors feelings or opinions

Question 2

if there are numbers in the passage, is it a fact or opinion?

Answer 2

fact

ie. portugal won the 2017-2018 world cup

Question 3

What is an opinion? (including words that tip off that it’s an opinion)

Answer 3

• can have disagreement about topic
• contains authors viewpoint (FEELINGS and beliefs)
• ARE NOT true or false

example words
* best
* should
* seem
* better
* worst
* most
* good
* i think

Question 4

What is a bias? (including example words that tip off that it is a bias)

Answer 4

• unfair, close minded/ inaccurate opinion for or against an idea, person, group of ppl or beliefs
• authors preferences
• easiest to pick out through first person POV

words
* should
* must
* everyone
* only way

Question 5

Bias and stereotype, you are looking for what type of words?

Answer 5

opinion words
* best
* should
* seem
* better
* worst
* most
* good
* i think

Question 6

What is an example of bias?

Answer 6

graph with only 1 source

Question 7

What is a stereotype? (including examples and words that tip it is a stereotype)

Answer 7

• dropping normally complex ideas, events, groups of people into simple categories (a generalization of groups of genders, races, or ppl in general)
• look for LABELS of a GROUP of people

examples:
* asians are good at math
* women are not as good at science as men
* all tall people are good at basketball

words
* all
* never
* every

Question 8

Does author try to hide bias?
* Yes –> then what words would you find/ not find?
* No –> then what words would you find/ not find?

Answer 8

• yes –> NO opinion words
• No –> YES opinion words are present