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Which of the following statements is NOT a fact? |
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The number of wind farms either planned and approved or already in existence in Wales totals 73 |
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Wind turbines, some of which are 127m in height, are a blot upon the natural landscape |
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Some of the newest turbines exceed the height of any other structures in Wales |
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Protesters argue that large-scale wind farms could be detrimental to tourism |
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Which of the following statements shows bias? |
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Temperatures rose today by as much as five degrees |
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An inch of rain fell in a 24-hour period |
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Last weekend's festival was a wash-out |
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Several performances and exhibitions were cancelled at the weekend due to persistent rainfall |
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What does it mean to 'substantiate' a statement? |
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To rephrase the statement |
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To make a judgement about the statement |
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To offer an opinion |
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To support the statement with evidence |
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A statement of fact... |
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can be true or false |
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can only be true |
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can only be false |
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may contain bias |
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'Those who will not admit to the existence of climate change continue driving everywhere, spewing toxic gases into the environment.' - Bias is evident in which parts of this sentence? |
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Those, will not, continue driving |
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will not, existence, climate change |
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admit, spewing, toxic |
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driving, everywhere, environment |
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'Litter louts, who fling their greasy fast-food packaging down in the high street might as well be harbouring the rats their filthy habits attract.' - Bias is evident in which parts of this sentence? |
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Litter louts, greasy, high street |
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fling, packaging, rats |
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Litter louts, habits, attract |
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Litter louts, fling, might as well, harbouring, filthy |
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'Dr. Howard, lecturer in Nutrition at Anytown University, has shown that taking a daily fish oil supplement improves children's attainment in school by 20%. ' - What form does bias take in this sentence? |
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This is an example of an appeal to popularity |
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This is an example of a misleading fact |
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This is an example of an appeal to authority |
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There is no bias evident in this sentence |
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Which of the following is an example of a misleading fact? |
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The newspaper's film reviewer awarded the new release four stars |
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Nine percent of all GCSE pupils received an A* in last summer's exams |
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Tickets to the concert sold out within hours of being released |
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90% of dentists say they would recommend Shinyclean toothpaste to their patients |
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'Young people just don't have the opportunity to get enough exercise these days and this is beginning to show in the increase in weight-related problems among this age group.' - What might be the writer's motive in making this claim? |
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The writer might be promoting a new gym aimed specifically at young people |
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The writer could be advertising a range of indulgent snack foods |
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The writer could be concerned about the recent 'dumbing down' of exams |
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The writer might be advertising a new comedy aimed at young people |
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'As everyone knows, alcohol damages the developing brain. What is less-commonly known, however, is that the human brain continues to develop until the age of 20.' Where would you expect to find this combination of fact and opinion? |
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A wine-taster's manual |
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A website warning of the dangers of under-age drinking and alcohol abuse |
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A magazine article describing a visit to a whisky distillery |
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An advert warning of the dangers of drink-driving |
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