{"id":1262,"date":"2023-09-07T17:34:29","date_gmt":"2023-09-07T21:34:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/parlormultimedia.com\/writingspaces\/?page_id=1262"},"modified":"2023-09-11T17:18:02","modified_gmt":"2023-09-11T21:18:02","slug":"everythings-biased-a-guide-to-determining-when-bias-matters","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/parlormultimedia.com\/writingspaces\/everythings-biased-a-guide-to-determining-when-bias-matters\/","title":{"rendered":"Everything&#8217;s Biased: A Guide to Determining when Bias Matters"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Danielle DeRise<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Volume 5<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/parlormultimedia.com\/writingspaces\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/9DeRise.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of 9DeRise.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-7c981282-573f-42f4-92a6-5684b2cbcdcc\" href=\"https:\/\/parlormultimedia.com\/writingspaces\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/9DeRise.pdf\">9DeRise<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/parlormultimedia.com\/writingspaces\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/9DeRise.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-7c981282-573f-42f4-92a6-5684b2cbcdcc\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Chapter Description<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">The polarization of American society means almost every topic is ripe for controversy. Students in first year writing classes reflect this noisy information ecosystem, commonly, by focusing on the degree of bias an author displays. In some cases, these observations result in savvy choices about source credibility, but in other instances, a focus on bias can lead students astray, even steering them away from reputable information. This chapter provides four classroom strategies\u2014context awareness, genre awareness, classifying opinions, and evaluating counterarguments\u2014to encourage students toward a more nuanced understanding of bias, which also can be applied to real-world situations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Alternate Downloads:&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>You may also download this chapter from Parlor Press or WAC Clearinghouse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Writing Spaces is published in partnership with&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.parlorpress.com\/\">Parlor Press<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/wac.colostate.edu\/\">WAC Clearinghouse<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Danielle DeRise Volume 5 Chapter Description The polarization of American society means almost every topic is ripe for controversy. Students in first year writing classes reflect this noisy information ecosystem, commonly, by focusing on the degree of bias an author displays. 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