What is bias in writing?

Question 21 options:

Never expressing your opinion. The implied or irrelevant evaluation of a group or groups.

True or false: Bias can be a form of imprecision. For example, using the word "man" to refer to all people.

Question 22 options:

True False

True or false: You should include as many demographic details (e.g., gender, age, race, sexual identity, socioeconomic) as possible when describing an individual.

Question 23 options:

True False

True or false: Writers should be sensitive to labels when referring to groups of people.

Question 24 options:

False True

True or false: It's acceptable (unbiased) in writing to use labels like "the poor" and "the sick."

Question 25 options:

False True

True or false: It's acceptable (unbiased) in writing to use labels like "people living in poverty" and "people with learning disabilities."

Question 26 options:

True False

True or false: It's acceptable (unbiased) in writing to use labels like "old timers" and "old folks."

Question 27 options:

False True

True or false: It's acceptable (unbiased) in writing to use labels like "senior citizens" and "older adults."

Question 28 options:

True False

True or false: Bias occurs when authors use one group as the standard against another group.

Question 29 options:

True False

Why is it often a good idea to list groups alphabetically in your writing?

Question 30 options:

Because then the placement of the groups cannot be interpreted as a ranking of social dominance. Alphabetizing is a waste of time.

True or False: Direct quotations are nearly always better than paraphrasing (using your own words).

Question 11 options:

False True

True or false. Citations are unnecessary in paraphrasing.

Question 12 options:

True False

True or False. It is never okay to use a direct quotation in writing.

Question 13 options:

True. Writers should never use direct quotations. False. It's fine to use direct quotations, but use them sparingly and only when the exact words are essential.

Which sentence is accurately written?

Question 14 options:

The HR director asked, "What was your favorite part of the training"? The HR director asked, "What was your favorite part of the training?"

Which sentence is accurately punctuated?

Question 15 options:

The researchers concluded that "48% of the patients recovered quickly despite having been given placebos." (Stewart, 2017) The researchers concluded that "48% of the patients recovered quickly despite having been given placebos" (Stewart, 2017).

True or false: In *journalism* and *academic writing,* if an author is using a direct quotation (from another person's writing) that has a misspelled word, the author should fix the error in the direct quotation.

Question 16 options:

True. It is a sign of respect to correct another person's error in a direct quotation. False. Direct quotations must not be altered. Insert [sic] immediately after the error.

True or false. In workplace communications, misspelled words in direct quotations should be corrected. (A common sense question, not in your textbook.)

Question 17 options:

True. In workplace communications (e.g., an employee newsletter, a marketing piece), it is a sign of respect and professionalism to correct misspelled words in direct quotations. False. In workplace communications (e.g., an employee newsletter, a marketing piece), you should never correct misspelled words in direct quotationseven if the errors embarrass the individual or company.

Were this in an official report or in a newspaper article, which statement is accurately written?

Question 18 options:

The victim I interviewed wrote in her statement: "Their [sic] was no one home at the time of the break-in." The victim I interviewed wrote in her statement: "Their was no one home at the time of the break-in."

True or false: YouTube videos as sources do not need to be cited.

Question 19 options:

True False

Which statement is accurately punctuated?

Question 20 options:

The barista said, "Everyone is always telling me 'hurry up, hurry up.' It's stressing me out." The barista said, "Everyone is always telling me "hurry up, hurry up." It's stressing me out."