What is confirmation bias?
The tendency to favor information that confirms existing beliefs.
What is selection bias?
The bias introduced by the selection of individuals, groups or data for analysis in such a way that proper randomization is not achieved, thereby ensuring that the sample obtained is not representative of the population intended to be analyzed.
What is framing bias?
Occurs when the presentation of information influences how it is interpreted.
What is availability bias?
Relying on examples that immediately come to mind when evaluating a topic.
What is bias?
A lens that colors how we see the world, influenced by home life, culture, and community.
Define 'sinecure'.
A position requiring little or no work.
Define 'surreptitious'.
Stealthy; sneaky and hidden.
Define 'transgress'.
To go beyond a limit; to sin or break a law.
Define 'transmute'.
To change from one nature or form to another.
Define 'vicarious'.
Experienced by one person in place of another.
How does selective reporting create bias?
Presenting only one side of a story, lacking balance and objectivity.
How does loaded language create bias?
Using emotionally charged words to influence the reader's perception.
How do appeals to emotion create bias?
Using emotional arguments instead of logic to sway the audience.
