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Non-Fiction Review
Understanding Bias, Purpose, Audience, Authorship, Subjectivity, Objectivity
17 cards·by zuckermanra
8th grade english
What is Bias?
A prejudice in favor or against one thing, person, or group, compared to another. Usually
considered unfair.
What is audience?
The person or persons, intended to receive the message.
What is authorship?
The person, group that created the message.
What is purpose?
the reason for the message.
What is main idea?
The most important or central idea in the message.
What is Point of View?
A certain attitude or way of considering a matter, based on personal experiences, background
and beliefs.
What are four ways of detecting bias?
Generalizations, exaggerations, opinions stated as fact, and emotionally loaded
language.
Subjective writing is?
Writing based on opinions.
Objective writing is?
Writing based on facts.
A generalization is...
a statement that is unclear, or does not provide enough information.
An exaggeration is...
an overstatement, or a statement that represents something as better or worse than it
actually is.
"Your mama is so fat that she bathes in a swimming pool" is an example of....
exaggeration
"Ice cream is, by far, the best food on the planet" is
an opinion stated as a fact.
"All men hate shopping" is an example of ...
generalizaiton
To inform, to persuade, to sell, to entertain...are all examples of...
Purpose
Non-fiction is...
prose writing based on facts, real events, or real people.
Mothers, teenagers, the elderly, voters...are all examples of
audience