ENG 225 WU Wk 5 Bias & Good Writing Advanced Composition & Research Discussion

Discussion C

Bias

Research articles written on www.townhall.com or www.politico.com. As you read the articles on these sites, take notice of the bias used and decide – which do you think is conservative and which is liberal? What are some words and phrases used that lead you to that belief?

Week 5 – Initial Post (online students – due by Sunday at 11:59 p.m. EST)

After reading the articles on townhall.com and politico.com do the following:

• Select one article the two sites seem to have in common

• Write four paragraphs addressing the way in which bias skews the facts of the articles, or at least sheds a different light on them.

Paragraph 1 – thesis/introduction

Paragraphs 2 and 3 – support for thesis including research and logic

Paragraph 4 – conclusion

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