Vocab 3

Question 1

active support of an idea or cause

Answer 1

Advocacy

Question 2

short account of an incident

Answer 2

Anecdote

Question 3

a biased way of looking at or presenting something

Answer 3

Angle

Question 4

influence in an unfair way

Answer 4

Bias

Question 5

information that is essential to understanding a situation

Answer 5

Backround

Question 6

the quality of being believable or trustworthy

Answer 6

Credibility

Question 7

undistorted by emotion or personal bias

Answer 7

Objective

Question 8

an article giving opinions or perspectives

Answer 8

Editorial

Question 9

the region close around a person or thing

Answer 9

Proximity

Question 10

the state of being widely known or eminent

Answer 10

Prominence

Question 11

the state of having important effects or influence

Answer 11

Consequence

Question 12

a false and malicious publication

Answer 12

Libel

Question 13

words falsely spoken that damage the reputation of another

Answer 13

Slander

Question 14

causing intense interest, curiosity, or emotion

Answer 14

Sensational

Question 15

secure an exclusive right to publish and sell a written work

Answer 15

Copyright

Question 16

the point in time at which something must be completed

Answer 16

Deadline

Question 17

beliefs of a group in which they have emotional investment

Answer 17

Values

Question 18

the quality of being coherent and easily understood

Answer 18

Clarity

Question 19

the use of concise expressions

Answer 19

Brevity

Question 20

the relation of something to the matter at hand

Answer 20

Relevance