ESSAY: ANALYZING AN ARGUMENT
Here is your goal for this assignment:
Write a composition that analyzes material for bias
Choose one of the assignments below and write a three- to five-paragraph (at least 250 words) essay.
1. View the slide show on bias (below). Using the definition of bias provided in the lesson “Analyzing an Author’s Credentials/Argument,” decide how the statement on each slide represents bias. Provide a brief description of how each statement includes language that reveals bias. Answer in paragraph form, using correct grammar and punctuation.
2. View the slide show on bias (below). Choose either the first or second frame to identify and discuss any three of the five techniques of persuasion (see the lesson “Analyzing an Author’s Credentials/Argument”) used in the description of the picture:
bias
unwarranted implication
oversimplification
ignored alternatives
appeal to emotion
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ESSAY: ANALYZING AN ARGUMENT
Here is your goal for this assignment:
Write a composition that analyzes material for bias
Choose one of the assignments below and write a three- to five-paragraph (at least 250 words) essay.
1. View the slide show on bias (below). Using the definition of bias provided in the lesson “Analyzing an Author’s Credentials/Argument,” decide how the statement on each slide represents bias. Provide a brief description of how each statement includes language that reveals bias. Answer in paragraph form, using correct grammar and punctuation.
2. View the slide show on bias (below). Choose either the first or second frame to identify and discuss any three of the five techniques of persuasion (see the lesson “Analyzing an Author’s Credentials/Argument”) used in the description of the picture:
bias
unwarranted implication
oversimplification
ignored alternatives
appeal to emotion
In writing your composition, use the skills you learned about writing effective paragraphs. Write a strong introduction, organize your paragraphs to form the body, and summarize with a good concluding paragraph. Revise and proofread your work carefully. Remember to write and rewrite as often as necessary. Avoid comma-splices, run-on sentences, fragments, misspelled words, and poor punctuation.
Answer:
Answer: 1. In the slideshow about bias, statements about a scene that three kids saw outside were made. The word bias here means being prejudice or making a judgement rarely based on a fact. In the slideshow, I analyzed each one of the statements and found the bias in them. Sally, Clifford, and Sylvia all saw the same things but interpreted them differently.
In the paper Sally’s statement in the paper said, “While on a neighborhood walk, I saw a helpless little dog chained to a tree! The poor thing’s tongue was hanging out!” Here it shows that Sally is including her sad, sentimental feelings into her statement. Sally uses the words “the poor thing” to describe the dog. Sally feels like the dog is being treated poorly, and she clearly has a thing for animals and loves animals as well. That
Clifford’s statement was completely different from Sally’s. The paper stated that Clifford said, “While on a neighborhood walk, I saw a ferocious pit bull tied to a tree by only a thin chain! The beast was showing its teeth and licking its chops!” In this statement it is also completely biased. Clifford’s statement used the words “ferocious” and “beast” to describe the dog. Obviously, Clifford doesn’t like pitbulls or dogs in general. In his statement, he used his personal feelings to describe what he saw which is what makes it biased.
On the other hand, Sylvia’s statement is surprisingly not biased at all. Her statement in the paper said “While on a neighborhood walk, I saw a panting bull-dog on a leash under a shady tree.” Sylvia is not like the other two kids because she does not include her opinions or feelings about the dog. She states exactly what she sees with no emotions involved. Her statement is the only one that is not biased, and has the facts. Which makes her statement the most reliable.
Briefly to conclude, all of this information shows how different people can see things. Everyone can be biased in their own ways. Being biased means making judgements barely based on facts. Here you can see where the kids are being biased, and where they are stating a fact.
