Research Skills Flashcards
1
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Credibility
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a decision about whether or not something is true or reliable
2
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Framing Bias
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When an author presents a problem in a way that changes how the reader sees it, this is called framing.
3
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Confirmation Bias
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when a person wants to be sure of what he already knows, but doesn’t look at facts that might prove otherwise.
4
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Biography
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a non-fiction text that an author writes about a different person’s life
5
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Bias
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Discrimination towards a person, race, ethnicity, age, or group, typically without considering others’ opinions.
6
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Negativity Bias
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when a piece only or mostly talks about the bad things without talking about the good things.
7
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Autobiography
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a non-fiction text that an author writes about their own life
