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What is the definition of the word “bias”?
(n) -- a particular tendency or inclination, especially one that prevents unprejudiced consideration of a question, prejudice (v) -- to cause partiality or favoritism in (a person); influence, especially unfairly: a tearful plea designed to bias the jury.
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What is the definition of the word “bias”?
Synonyms: predisposition, preconception, predilection, partiality, proclivity; bent, leaning. Bias, prejudice, means a strong inclination of the mind or a preconceived opinion about something or someone. A bias may be favorable or unfavorable: bias in favor of or against an idea. Prejudice implies a preformed judgment even more unreasoning than bias, and usually implies an unfavorable opinion: prejudice against a race, predispose, bend, incline, dispose. Antonyms: impartiality. (Source: e-dictionary.com)
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What are different types of bias?
Political bias -- liberal, centrist, conservative (our focus) Nationalist bias -- pro-American, pro-Mexican, etc. Economic bias – capitalist, socialist, high-income, middle- income, low-income Gender bias – School bias – Food bias – Sports bias – Sports team bias -- Government bias – pro, anti, etc. List other types of bias…
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Two Political Terms left wing right wing
“The left wing” (adjective: “left-wing” or “leftist”) – broad term includes a diversity of parties and ideologies (often disagree among themselves, but usually agree in their opposition to the right wing) Includes liberals, nearest center of spectrum, and progressively toward left – socialists and communists (also sometimes called “radical”) right wing “The right wing” (adjective: “right-wing” or “rightist”) – broad term includes a diversity of parties and ideologies (often disagree among themselves, but usually agree in their opposition to the right wing) Includes libertarians, nearest the center of the spectrum, and progressively toward the right – conservatives, ultra- conservatives, plutocrats, and fascists.
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Leftists tend to support:
Rightists tend to support: The poor and working class Labor, consumers, environmental and other controls over business Equality (economic, racial, sexual) Civil and personal liberties Cooperation Internationalism Pacifism (exception: Communists) Middle and upper class Business, management, unregulated enterprise Inequality (economic, racial, sexual) Economic liberty: controls on personal liberties (e.g., sexual conduct, abortion, obscenity, drugs) Competition Nationalism (primary loyalty to one’s own country) Strong military and willingness to go to war
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Leftists tend to support:
Rightists tend to support: Questioning of authority – skepticism Government spending for public services like education, welfare, health care, etc. Progressive taxes, i.e., greatest burden on wealthy individuals and corporations Religious pluralism, skepticism, or atheism Acceptance of authority, especially in military, police, and strong “law and order” policies Government spending for military, subsidies to business as incentive for profit and growth Low taxes for wealthy individuals and corporations as incentive for investment (“supply-side economics” or “trickle-down theory”) Religious orthodoxy
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Magazine Political Orientation
Partial list intended to supplement, not replace, more accessible mass circulation of newspapers and magazines, most of which have center-conservative to center-liberal orientation. Title Publish Orientation American Scholar Quarterly Left-conservative American Spectator Monthly Center-to-left conservative Atlantic Monthly Center-liberal The Black Scholar Socialist Chronicles of Culture Commentary Center-conservative Commonweal Bi-weekly Left liberal Catholic Conservative Digest Center-to-right conservative Dissent Bi-monthly Socialist to Center-liberal Foreign Affairs Center-conservative to right-liberal The Guardian Weekly
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Magazine Political Orientation
Partial list intended to supplement, not replace, more accessible mass circulation of newspapers and magazines, most of which have center-conservative to center-liberal orientation. Title Publish Orientation Harper’s Monthly Center-liberal to left-conservative Human Events Weekly Center-to-right conservative Insight (Washington Times) In These Times Socialist Modern Age Quarterly Center-conservative Mother Jones Socialist to left-liberal Ms. Center to left-liberal The Nation National Review Bi-weekly New American Right-conservative (formerly American Opinion) New Guard
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Magazine Political Orientation
Partial list intended to supplement, not replace, more accessible mass circulation of newspapers and magazines, most of which have center-conservative to center-liberal orientation. Title Publish Orientation New Politics Quarterly Socialist New Republic Weekly Right-liberal to left-conservative N.Y. Review of Books Bi-weekly Center-liberal New York Sunday Times Center-liberal to left-conservative New Yorker Left-to-center-liberal People’s World Daily Community Party USA Progressive Monthly Socialist to left-liberal Public Interest Left-to-center-conservative Public Opinion Center-conservative Reason Conservative libertarian Rolling Stone Social Policy Bi-monthly Left-liberal
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American Media Left-wing, leftist (a sampling)
Online Videos Radio Newspapers Magazines Writers Huffington Post Democracy Now! Air America New York Times The Nation Anthony Lewis OpenDemocracy.net Rachel Maddow Show Free Speech Radio Boston Globe Mother Jones Molly Ivins Truthdig.com Aljazeera/English Hober: Thinking Radio San Francisco Chronicle Washington Monthly Ralph Nader Grist.org Free Speech TV Media Matters Toronto Star New Politics Seymour Hersh American News Project Pacifica Radio Guardian/UK The Progressive Jesse Jackson Current TV NPR Haaretz Village Voice Barbara Ehrenreich
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American Media Centrist (a sampling)
Online Videos Radio Newspapers Magazines Writers ABC News Chicago Tribune Newsweek Bob Woodward NBC News Peoria Journal Star Time Milton Friedman CBS News St. Louis Post Dispatch Michael Kingsly Public Broadcasting System National Public Radio
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American Media Right-wing, rightist (a sampling)
Online Videos Radio Newspapers Magazines Writers Drudge Report Glenn Beck Rush Limbaugh Wall Street Journal US News & World Report Charles Krauthammer Fox News Washington Times Readers Digest George Will Pat Robertson Michael Savage Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Newsweek Pat Buchanan Bill O’Reilly Gordan Liddy American Spectator Norman Podhoretz National Review Henry Kissinger William Safire
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Which publications are most reliable?
A publication whose purpose is to inform is more reliable than one who purpose is to entertain. Professional publications are more reliable than general interest ones. The most reliable publications select their articles by means of blind peer review. The least reliable sources are sensationalistic publications like National Enquirer, Star Reporter, etc.
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Which publications are most reliable?
Some publications are not always reliable because they are general interest magazines: Time, Newsweek, Vogue, Good Housekeeping, Sports Illustrated, etc. Usually reliable publications are newspapers and public issue magazines: The New York Times, Christian Science Monitor, Harper’s, Atlantic Monthly, etc. The most reliable publications are professional: Journal of American Medical Association (JAMA), Philosophy of Public Affairs, Teaching English in the Two Year College (TETYC), etc.
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How do readers examine source reliability?
Experts who speak about facts are more reliable than experts who speak about values, concepts, or interpretations. Experts with a known background in a subject field are more reliable than anonymous sources. Experts who document their sources are more reliable than those who merely allude to them.
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How do readers examine source reliability?
Recent expert knowledge is more reliable than dated expert sources. Experts who express consensus, are consistent with your experience, and makes sense are more reliable than isolated sources.
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