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Fake News
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1Which type of bias is this: when a reporter provides subjective comments about objective facts.
- ABias by omission
- BBias by spin
- CBias by source selection
2Which type of bias is this: Where on a website or newspaper a story is printed. This can also include where within an article information first appears
- ABias by spin
- BBias by placement
- CBias by source selection
3Which type of bias is this: When one side or aspect of a story is left out
- ABias by placement
- BBias by spin
- CBias by omission
4Which type of bias is this: Including more sources that support one view over another.
- ABias by spin
- BBias by source selection
- CBias by placement
5Fox News using the term “Obamacare” instead of “Affordable Care Act” is an example of which type of bias?
- APlacement
- BLoaded language
- COmission
- DSource selection
6What word means the circumstances that form the setting for an event, statement, or idea?
- AContext
- BBias
- CCulture
- DSpin
7True or false: The news media expresses bias through the use of photos, captions, and camera angles.
- ATrue
- BFalse
8A newspaper prints an article about gun control on the front page. The Republican National Convention is not addressed until page 10. This is an example of what type of bias?
- ABias by spin
- BBias by loaded language
- CBias by omission
- DBias by placement
9An article discusses the “supportive, energetic” crowd at a Trump rally. It does not mention the “boos” from the crowd. This is an example of which type of bias?
- ABias by placement
- BBias by headline
- CBias by omission
- DBias by loaded language
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- Nonfiction Literature (Bias) Quiz on Fake News, created by Christine Davis - IU8 on 17/07/2017.
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- Christine Davis - IU8
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- Created on 17 Jul 2017 · updated on 17 Jul 2017
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