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Directions: Identify the form of bias and propaganda device being described in the following
sentences. Choose your answer from the word box and write it on a sheet of paper.
Bias by Omission
Bias by Placement
Bias by Spin
Bias by Story selection
Bias by Labeling
testimonial
plain folks
bandwagon
transfer
name calling
1. It tends to occur when a media outlet decides to do a story on a study
released by the same group as always but ignores studies on the same
similar topics release by the opposing group.
2. The act of leaving one side out of an article or series of articles over a
period of time.
3. The news that editors and producers consider most important and what is
most likely to sell papers.
4. The emphasis of a certain aspects of a policy favorable to one side or
5. It refers to attaching a label, usually a more extreme label, to a particular
another.
group but not to the other.
6. It is an act of relating something or someone we like or respect with a
product or symbol.
7. It uses famous and respected people to endorse an idea, a product or
symbol.
8. It uses everyday people to sell a product or a service.
9. It encourages people to do something because others have already
joined the cause or participated in the action.
10. It uses languages or words that carry a negative connotation when
describing a product.
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Explanation:
1. Bias by Story Selection
2. Bias by Omission
3. Bias by Placement
4. Bias by Spin
5. Bias by Labeling
6. Transfer
7. Testimonial
8. Plain Folks
9. Bandwagon
10. Name Calling
Hope it helps.