Day 6 Introducing Credibility
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Issues of Credibility
Analysing an Article
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Considering #ias
$%efinition&
$a strong feeling in favour of' or
against' one grou( of (eo(le or
one side of an argu!ent' often not
based on fair )udge!ent*
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Considering #ias + cont*
$,int for finding bias&$-.at does t.e aut.or .ave to gain' or lose'fro! su((orting one grou( or one (articular
argu!ent
$financial gain or loss
$(o2er gain or loss
$e!otional gain or loss eg* (ride or face
$consider affiliations
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Considering #ias + cont*
Affiliation 4 %efinition$ connection to a (articular grou( or
organisation
Affiliation 4 6a!(les$ national affiliation' (rofessional affiliation' religious affiliation' fa!ilyaffiliation' acade!ic affiliation' (olitical affiliation' ot.er affiliations
related to .obbies' s(orts tea!s' interests' brand loyalties Mac' 7ender'
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#ias 4 Case Analysis 1
Trent& 8Canada is t.e !ost beautiful countryin t.e -orld*9
%o you t.in: t.is state!ent is biased
-.at is !y affiliation
;ational
-.at do I .ave to gain or lose
!otional <ride
Conclusion&
=es' t.e s(ea:er is (robably biased because .e isCanadian and (robably feels (roud about .is country*
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#ias 4 Case Analysis "
Trent& 8T.e only (lace in >aigon to learn .o2 to2rite a good acade!ic essay is at RMIT*9
%o you t.in: t.is state!ent is biased
-.at is !y affiliation
<rofessional
-.at do I .ave to gain or lose
7inancial If !ore students co!e to RMIT' t.en !y )ob is !ore secure*
Conclusion&
=es' t.e s(ea:er is (robably biased because .e 2or:s at RMIT and 2ill
benefit fro! increased enrol!ent at .is university*
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?anguage Use& @bias
$ As a noun$ T.e 2riter !ay have a strong bias against Asian (eo(le because ***
$ T.e aut.or see!s to show a strong bias toward nglis. s(ea:ers since ***
$ As an ad)ective$ T.e 2riter is (robably biased about s!o:ing because s.e is e!(loyed as a
s(o:es(erson for a tobacco co!(any*
;otes&1* #e sure to give a reason for 2.y you believe t.e aut.or is biased*
"* It is very difficult to be 100B certain of an aut.ors bias so using language of certainty
is usually reuired*
3* T.ere is no verb for!*
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Considering Marginalisation
$%efinition&$;ot considering t.e situation' o(inions
or feelings of a (articular grou(es(ecially 2.en t.is action .as anegative i!(act on t.ose grou(s*
$OR
$;ot considering an argu!ent or idea*
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Considering Marginalisation
$?ets consider t.is !oresi!(ly&
$ ,ere is a (age* -.at do you call t.e areas att.e to(' botto! and sides
$ T.ey are called @!argins*
$ -.ere is t.e i!(ortant infor!ation
$ Usually it 2ould be in t.e centre*
$ T.erefore' you can see t.at if so!et.ing is
!oved into t.e !argins' it is considered lessi!(ortant and 2ould not get full attention oft.e reader*
$ In ot.er 2ords' it .as been @!arginalised*
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Marginalisation 4 Case 1
$ ?ets t.in: bac: to Critical Res(onse D 1 4 -al:er 4 The Streets ofVietnam
$ -.at 2as -al:ers first su((orting argu!ent
$ ,e argued t.at t.e ta6 on (etrol s.ould be increased to reduce t.e
nu!ber of !otorised ve.icles on t.e streets*
$ %oes t.is argu!ent ignore t.e situation of a (articular grou( of
(eo(le
$ Many students identify t.is as a (roble! before even understanding
t.at it is !arginalisation*
$ =es* It ignores .o2 t.is ta6 2ould affect t.e ability of (oor (eo(le to
!a:e a living*
$ T.erefore' it !arginalises t.e (oor*
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Marginalisation 4 Case "
$ ?ets continue to consider The Streets of Vietnam$ -.at 2as -al:ers second su((orting argu!ent
$ ,e argued t.at t.ere s.ould be strict ne2 traffic la2s and strong enforce!entof bot. old and ne2 la2s*
$ -.at 2as suggested in t.e t.ird sentence of t.at (aragra(.
$ -al:er suggested t.at (eo(le s.ould not be allo2ed driving licences until t.eyare "0 years old*
$ %oes t.is argu!ent ignore t.e situation of a (articular grou( of(eo(le
$ =es* It ignores .o2 t.is la2 2ould affect young (eo(le 2.o are currentlyconsidered ca(able of getting to t.eir (laces of 2or: and study on !otorbi:es*
$ T.e (roble! is not t.at -al:er concludes t.at t.e la2 s.ould !a:e t.e drivingage "0* T.e (roble! is t.at .e does not consider any argu!ents su((ortingt.e young (eo(les (osition*
$ T.erefore' -al:er !arginalises young (eo(le*
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?anguage Use& @!arginalisation
$ As an active verb$ In .is first argu!ent' -al:er marginalises t.e (oor because .e fails to consider .o2
t.is ta6 increase 2ould affect t.eir living standards*
$ As a (assive verb
$ T.e (oor are marginalised in -al:ers first argu!ent since t.eir ability to !a:e aliving is not considered*
$ As a noun$ -al:er is guilty of marginalisation 2.en .e does not consider .o2 t.e ta6 rise 2ill
affect t.e (oors living standards*
;otes&1* #e sure to give a reason for 2.y you believe t.e aut.or .as !arginalised*
"* Using t.is as a noun is !uc. !ore a2:2ard t.an t.e ot.er " o(tions so I 2ould avoidit at t.is level*
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Can t.e T.ird -orld Afford nviron!ental
<rotection 4 C.ang
$ Use t.is diagra! to .el( analyse t.e argu!ents in t.earticle 15 !inutes
PremiseThe author believes
THIS
>u((orting Arg* AT.e aut.or believes T,I>
because A
>u((orting Arg* #T.e aut.or believes T,I>
because #
>u((orting Arg* CT.e aut.or believes T,I>
because C
videnceT.e aut.or su((orts A 2it. A1
T.e aut.or su((orts A 2it. A"
T.e aut.or su((orts A 2it. A3
videnceT.e aut.or su((orts # 2it. #1
T.e aut.or su((orts # 2it. #"
T.e aut.or su((orts # 2it. #3
videnceT.e aut.or su((orts C 2it. C1
T.e aut.or su((orts C 2it. C"
T.e aut.or su((orts C 2it. C3