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Examine

BIASES
Lesson Objectives
At the end of the lesson, the students are expected to:

1 understand what bias means and how it affects


thinking;

recognize any unfair opinions the author may


2 have in "The Hands of the Blacks" by Luis
Bernardo Honwana; and,

reflect and rectify personal biases on prevalent


3 societal matters, promoting self-awareness and
empathy development.
BIAS
Bias refers to an author’s expression of
his/her own opinion on a particular
issue without examining and
presenting enough evidence. This
arises from the author’s thinking which
may be influenced by personal beliefs,
culture, attitudes, preferences, and past
experiences.
BIASED WRITING UNBIASED WRITING
• SUBJECTIVE • OBJECTIVE
• Unfair presentation • Fair presentation
of the issue. of the issue.
• Focuses on one side. • Focuses on both
side.
Look for loaded words

Be on the lookout for one-


Watch out for stereotypes
sided arguments

Notice vague language or


generalizations
EXAMPLE OF BIAS

• Women can't handle stress as well as men.


• Muslims are terrorists.
• Young people today are entitled and lazy.
What is Author’s Bias?
An author’s bias is any opinion or
prejudice that affects the author’s
writing and prevents the author from
being completely neutral about the
topic or issue about which s/he is
writing.
AUTHOR’S
Labeling Incomplete
BIASES

Loaded Photos
When does an author become
bias?
An author becomes bias when
he/she persuades the reader to
believe on his/her own stand of
the issue by giving inaccurate
information or false impression even
with or without the intention of
misleading the readers.
How do you determine the author's biases?
Look at the use of evidence and diction.
EVIDENCE DICTION
Refers to the words or
Can be in a form of facts and
expressions that help convey the
information, testimonies and
stand of the author towards an
direct observations, scientific
issue. These words and
and legal findings, and
expressions may indicate a
anecdotes and philosophical
positive or negative connotation
evidence.
or meaning.
ASSIGNMENT
Directions: Read the text
provided. Then, examine and
evaluate biases made by the
author about the issue on
social media by completing
the paragraph below. Write
your answers on a separate
sheet of paper.
Effects of Social Media
Social media is a big part of our lives now. It has good and
bad sides. We can talk to friends, share stuff, and find new
things. But spending too much time on it can make us feel
bad. People mostly show the best things about their lives, so
it can make others feel like they're not doing as well.
Sometimes, what we see on social media isn't true. People
share things without checking if they're right. Also, we might
only talk to people who think like us, which can make us
believe things that might not be true. It's important to think
carefully about what we see and not let it make us feel bad.
I find the article entitled ___________________________ biased because the
author used words that purely favors one side of the topic. These words
are _________________________________________________.

Also, the evidence found in the text are more on the _______________ side
of the issues. This evidence
is_____________________________________________________.

More so, the author failed to point out that


____________________________________.

To avoid such bias, the author should have


___________________________________.

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