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Project 1 Media Bias Rhetorical Analysis Jazmine Ibarra
Project 1 Media Bias Rhetorical Analysis Jazmine Ibarra
Project 1 Media Bias Rhetorical Analysis Jazmine Ibarra
27 October 2020
Fire Cohort
1. Who is the readership of this news source? What kind of audience do they have?
According to the media bias chart, Wonkette has a readership of nearly five hundred
thousand people that consists of a left-leaning audience. On the chart, Wonkette is shown
between Most Extreme Left and Hyper-Partisan Left. They are located on the very bottom or red
quadrant which means the news source contains propaganda, misleading information, as well as
inaccurate and/or fabricated information. One can tell that the audience is very supportive of the
opinions of the author (of the article), Stephen Robinson because some of their opinions align
2. What does the title of the article tell you about its bias or slant/twist? Does the title seem
The title of the article, “Some Small Justice For Breonna Taylor,” tells the audience that
it has to do with a case that didn’t go as planned and wasn’t in favor of the victim, as mentioned
in the title, Breonna Taylor. The title does not say straightforwardly that Breonna Taylor is the
victim of this case, but it is implied. The title does not seem like genuine, unbiased news. It is not
neutral. If it were neutral it wouldn’t have the word justice in it because justice can look or be
served in different ways, depending on the person. It is not genuine, unbiased news because by
siding with the victim, one can determine that the author and his/her readership are not in favor
of the opposing side (right-leaning), which in this case, are the police officers who broke into
Taylor’s home.
3. Make a list of the terms you see being used and create a general definition of HOW
THEY ARE BEING USED and what meaning they are conveying. Include an example of
a. Example: Thug- This is being used to describe the victim, even though he has no
what happened to him because he was a bad or criminal person. It also seems to
many news stories as a way to support police brutality. “He was walking around
b. “blue lives matter”- This is being used to describe police officers and, in my
opinion, mocking of the movement, Black Lives Matter, and what it stands for. It
is being used to make it seem like all police officers are bad and put the blame on
police force, even if others have not committed any wrongdoing. It implies that
the police officers that were responsible weren’t arrested because they were “just
doing their job” as police officers, but the bias is very clear that they are leftist.
They side with Breonna Taylor and denounce authorities such as police officers.
“Those responsible were never arrested because they’re police officers and blue
lives matter and we should stop giving cops a hard time” (Robinson).
c. Stooge- This is being used to describe Donald Trump and the author’s
Trump is a republican and that is enough reason for the author to hate him
because the author is an extreme leftist. It is yet another way for the author to use
reputation further. “However, the civil settlement has nothing to do with the
d. Brutalize- This is being used to describe the way police officers treat people of
color and how the author does not agree with the case turnout. It is being used to
paint all police officers or perhaps any member that has any authority whatsoever,
figures, the police, and that he doesn’t trust or agree with them. It puts all police
officers into this mold that they are bad, they will hurt you, and they will receive a
bunch of love and support while people of color will face backlash, struggle, and
no justice. Not only does it make clear that the author sides with Breonna Taylor,
but people of color in general. “I guess it’s only fair that the cops who brutalize
being used to describe those who were complaining about the settlement. They
said Taylor’s family only wanted the money from it, saying her mother “won
money” as if losing her daughter and receiving the money, was a prize. It was
used to incite emotions from the audience, to make them angry at those internet
trolls, and side with the author and his beliefs. “Joseph Gerth, a columnist for the
Louisville Courier Journal, called out the trolls who emerged from their slime
4. What kinds of images, if any, does this article feature? What do they do for the article as
a whole?
There is one image at the beginning of the article which features Breonna
Taylor’s mom, Tamika Palmer, at the podium in court. On Ms. Palmer’s shirt is her
daughter’s name printed in blue, all caps. I think it is intended to make the audience feel
sympathy for Breonna and her family, more specifically her mother who is bearing
witness. There is also a video in the article, but due to restricted mode, it is inaccessible.
From the sarcastic, mocking tone present throughout the article, I can assume that the
video also supports the author’s opinions that all cops are bad and Breonna Taylor/Black
people deserve more than money to make up for the lives that they’ve lost.
5. Who is interviewed in this article? Who is used as a source/witness? Does this
demonstrate additional bias? Does the use of this witness indicate that they are looking
No one is interviewed in the article, but the source or witness could be Tamika
Palmer, Breonna’s mom. The entire article does defend those from the colored
community, more specifically Breoona Taylor and her mom from any criticisms from
other news sources/outlets. For example, at the very beginning of the article, the author
says ”If we make the police feel bad whenever they break into an innocent woman’s
home and kill her, they might feel unappreciated and less motivated to protect us when
bad guys with guns break into our own homes and open fire. Do you support leftist
anarchy?” (Robinson).
This establishes the author’s political stance/beliefs as leftist and sets the tone of
the article, which is sarcastic and mocking. The use of the witness, Tamika Palmer, does
not indicate that they are looking for the truth, but rather to further their specific
stant/spin because he has only picked out articles that support his claims. One example of
this would be the following quote: “If you don’t spend much time with Black people, you
might not recognize our expressions of joy, but I can assure you, that wasn’t it. Palmer
will carry this burden and feel this loss for the rest of her days” (Robinson). This is
mentioned at the very end of the article and serves a purpose to make the audience
thing was “all about the money”, and “Her mother looks a lot happier now that she won
money,” another disgusting person wrote after Tamika Palmer spoke and fought to hold
back tears” provides further evidence to support the author’s claims (Robinson). It paints
a picture for the audience and doesn’t leave room for further opinion because it does give
both sides of the story. The author also called the people who said these things about Ms.
Palmer “trolls who emerged from their slime holes to complain about the settlement”
(Robinson).
The author also states that “This is the largest settlement for a Black woman the
police killed, which is a paltry honor” (Robinson). Paltry meaning small or meager, so he
is stating that the settlement because it is the largest for a woman of color who was killed
by the police, is a small honor. I think that no amount of riches could amount to the life
of a person. After all, money is a social construct, so is time, months, etc. It’s just a way
6. Where/how do you see ethos being used in this article? Be specific and give examples.
the person making the argument” (softschools.com). One example of ethos could be the
quote from Tamika Palmer, Breonna Taylor’s mom. The author also includes a picture
and a video in the article, also featuring Palmer. I am assuming that the video is of
Palmer giving her testimony in court because I can see Louisville on the podium she
standing at in the video. The grey-blue piece behind Ms. Palmer reads “Louisville Metro
Hall” which is a city government office in Louisville, Kentucky, where, according to the
article, Breonna Taylor was shot to death in her sleep. There is not much ethos in this
The author also includes quotes from more famous and reliable news sources such
as the New York Times. The New York Times has been around since 1851 providing
people with news coverage through newspapers, articles, and such. On the media bias
chart, they are located in the blue quadrant in the middle which means that they have a
neutral or balanced bias, contain content that is original fact reporting, and are most
reliable for news. The author is trying to use the NY Time’s good reputation to show the
audience that they are supposedly a trustworthy and credible news source, too.
7. Where/how do you see logos being used in this article? Be specific and give examples.
“Logos is your logical argument for your point” (fs.blog). The logos appeal is not
used at all in this article. The author is a leftist and because he is, so is his audience. The
article only serves one side of the story which is of those of the colored community, more
specifically Breonna Taylor as well as her mother, Tamika Palmer. They are both painted
as victims in the article and tries to get the audience to sympathize with them. By only
providing their side of the story, as well as the author providing his own opinions
throughout the article, proves that it is not a reliable source to utilize if you want factual
information. The only factual information provided is things correlated to the case such
as “..the city will pay Taylor’s fail $12 million as part of a lawsuit settlement” as well as
the news that “Fischer fired police chief Steve Conrad in June” (Robinson).
8. Where/how do you see pathos being used in this article? Be specific and give examples.
“Pathos is your attempt to sway an audience emotionally” (fs.blog). Pathos is the
one appeal out of the three (ethos, logos, pathos) that is present in the article. From the very
beginning of the article, the author is trying to get the audience to feel pity for Breonna Taylor’s
mom, Tamika Palmer. She looks upset at the podium, which is the first and only photo in the
article. The following quote urges the audience to sympathize with Ms. Palmer and the loss of
her daughter: “I cannot begin to imagine Ms. Palmer’s pain, and I am deeply, deeply sorry for
Breonna’s death,” Fischer said, referring to Taylor’s mother, Tamika Palmer” (Robinson).
The author is constantly trying to persuade the audience to feel bad for her. Death is
inevitable, but the way that Breonna Taylor died, by the hands of two cops, “while she was
sleeping and shot...to death” was not ok (Robinson). The author expresses his opinions on this
matter and it is clear that he is not happy with what happened at all. This is proven by this line
“Mayor Greg Fischer announced that the city will pay Taylor’s family $12 million as part of a
lawsuit settlement” (Robinson) which appeals to logos, but the pathos portion is this:
“This isn’t funded by police union dues or anything, so Black people’s own tax dollars
will contribute to cleaning up after the cops” (Robinson). How does he know that the money is
coming out of the colored community’s pockets? No evidence is provided and it riles up the
audience. What’s more, is the fact that he’ll try to gain the audience’s support through comments
like this: “The city did pass a law banning no-knock warrants that was named after Taylor. She
would’ve preferred to name her future kids” (Robinson). Also, the words or phrasing that the
author uses, the words that I mentioned in the word bank previously, are a way for the author to
persuade an extremely important audience. These words are usually not even factually correct,
but are used to the author’s advantage: to make the audience believe what they want.
9. What is the purpose of this article? What are they trying to convey about this situation?
The purpose of the article is to get the audience to believe that justice was not rightfully
served to Breonna Taylor. Just because her family was given a large sum of money, does not
mean that it will lessen the pain, they most definitely feel. I also think that the author was trying
to convey that all police are bad. It’s not explicitly said, but it is implied by his mocking of them:
“Those responsible were never arrested because they’re police officers and blue lives matter...”
and
“One of the three officers, Brett Hankison, was fired in June for “violating procedure."
The other two — Myles Cosgrove and Jonathan Mattingly — probably hope that the Louisville
police department remains unable to count. Hankison is appealing his termination. (It's not as if
he killed two Black women or even one white woman.)” (Robinson). There are subtle lines
like this that hint at racism and inequality due to race. There is also more to add fuel to the fire
which is the author’s obvious dislike towards Republicans such as Trump and his involvement in
the case.
The author also said, “I guess it’s only fair that the cops who brutalize Black people have
an easy commute” which strengthens his opinions but not the facts (Robinson). Where is his
evidence that cops brutalize black people? If some do, where is the evidence? For some context,
the author has mixed feelings about the housing credits that the officers are receiving as well as
the paid community service that he quoted from the New York Times. He does not like the fact
that the authorities are being paid for their wrongdoings but also calls it an honor for “...the
largest settlement for a Black woman the police killed” (Robinson). Hypocritical? Yes. Biased?
Also, yes. Extreme leftist? Definitely. More proof of this is provided by the other articles that the
author has written on Wonkette which are based on the mockery of Republicans, their actions, as
well as celebrities.
10. How does the purpose of the article relate to the audience?
The purpose of the article relates to the audience because like the author, the audience are
people who are extreme leftists. To be an extreme leftists means that you are someone who/a
news or media source that is “moderately to strongly biased toward liberal causes through story
selection and/or political affiliation. They may utilize strong loaded words (wording that
reports and omit reporting information that may damage liberal causes”
(mediabiasfactcheck.com). The whole purpose of this article is to gain sympathy for the Black
community, but more specifically, Breonna Taylor (who wasn’t given the justice/life she
deserved) and her (grieving) mom who is facing criticisms that are all just internet trolls and
wrong.
11. What spin do you see going on? How is the writer trying to angle/slant the story? What is
The spin that I see going on is that the right side is bad and the left side is good. The
author wants the audience to feel bad for the victim and her family, and view the right side (cops,
Republicans, etc) as bad. The writer tries to angle/slant the story by always favoring the left and
disparaging, downgrading, or belittling the right, which makes it an incredibly biased source and
article. I mentioned this in one of my previous responses, but also the use of language or terms is
in favor of the left because it is mostly negative. The words/terms/phrases that I mentioned are:
blue lives matter, stooge, brutalize, and trolls. The article is focusing on the criticisms that Ms.
Palmer (Breonna’s mother) is facing and a mix of some facts from the case as well as gaining
12. Even though you might not be the target audience, what do you think this writer does
I think that the writer effectively angered the audience, no matter what their political
stance is. Republicans would be furious about how the author called Trump a stooge, probably
attack the author on Twitter to defend Trump and say equally degrading things. Neutral/centrists
would be able to point out both sides of the story and base their opinion on facts instead of mixed
factual/bias reporting such as this article. Meanwhile, leftists, such as the author and the
Wonkette community would agree that the police officers deserve worse than paid community
service, housing credits, and more. The leftist audience would side with the author in the
comments section with equal anger and frustration and share their opinions too. The writer
effectively incorporated his opinion into the article, the use of mixed information which is a
combination of factual reporting and news. This means that the author mixes real, genuine,
unbiased information with his own opinion which is incredibly misleading and a great disservice
to the audience.
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13. Who is the readership of this news source? What kind of audience do they have?
According to the media bias chart, InfoWars has a readership of nearly five million
people that consist of a right-leaning audience. On the chart, InfoWars is shown on the very
bottom quadrant which is red. Red symbolizes the least reliable news sources that include
not shown between Hyper-Partisan Right and Most Extreme Right, but directly under Most
Extreme Right. From here, I can make an educated guess that the audience/readership of the
news source, InfoWars is mostly, if not all, are politically biased right-leaning.
14. What does the title of the article tell you about its bias or slant/twist? Does the title seem
The title of the article, “City Pays $12 Million to Family of Breonna Taylor,” is unbiased.
It states the facts of the case which is that Taylor’s family was paid $12 million for the
settlement. The title does seem like genuine, unbiased news because it doesn’t insult or slander
15. Make a list of the terms you see being used and create a general definition of HOW
THEY ARE BEING USED and what meaning they are conveying. Include an example of
a. Example: Thug- This is being used to describe the victim, even though he has no
what happened to him because he was a bad or criminal person. It also seems to
many news stories as a way to support police brutality. “He was walking around
b. Although the news source is, according to the media bias chart, most extreme
slant/twist the story in the InfoWars article. Neither side, left or right-leaning,
was not very present in this article. Moreover, sensationalist language such as the
words: shocking, remarkable, explosive, showdown, warning, etc) were not used
in the article. The article says what it wants to without bringing down either
16. What kinds of images, if any, does this article feature? What do they do for the article as
a whole?
The only image featured in the article is that of Tamika Palmer and what I assume are the
rest of Taylor’s family and friends. Most everyone in the photo is sporting black face masks with
a print that reads, “Breonna Taylor” in all caps. I am sure that they are wearing this to show their
support for the case, as well as Breonna herself, and to help stop the spread of/keep themselves
Tamika Palmer, Taylor’s mother, despite not wearing a mask that reads her daughter’s
name, was also wearing a face mask in the photo. Instead, she wore something bigger, which was
a white shirt with her daughter’s name in blue as well as a cartoon-esque portrait of Taylor. Ms.
Palmer is shown holding a microphone close to her face, eyes closed, and a crease between her
brows. I am assuming that she is crying or in tears. The image gives the audience a sense of pain
due to the loss of Ms. Palmer’s daughter. It is used to gain sympathy for her and provide yet
another way to bring awareness about the Taylor case. It doesn’t do much for the article as a
whole because it only talks about the case, the attention it has been receiving, as well as
demonstrate additional bias? Does the use of this witness indicate that they are looking
from another source. However, a source/witness could be the police as well as Lonita Baker, the
lawyer for Taylor and her family, or Taylor’s boyfriend, Kenneth Walker. I do believe that it
does demonstrate additional bias, but very subtly and kind of tactfully. The police are brought up
consistently throughout the article, and that shows the author’s support of the police, despite
bringing up Taylor’s family member. The author is trying to make it seem as though they are less
biased by supposedly including both sides of the story which can confuse the audience or
mislead them quite easily. The use of the witnesses does not indicate that they are looking for the
truth, but rather to further their specific stant/spin. That is the goal of the article, is it not? To
The fact that the police are brought up consistently throughout the article even though
there is also information regarding people who are connected to Taylor, shows the author’s bias
that the police are wrongfully accused. This line proves this point further, “The lawsuit against
the city was filed by Taylor’s mother, Tamika Palmer, who alleged that police used erroneous
information when they obtained a no-knock warrant to enter Taylor’s apartment” (InfoWars).
This is very subtle, but the author is saying that Palmer was making false accusations against the
Again, just to reiterate, Ethos is when the author is trying to appear trustworthy or
credible to the audience. The only parts of the article that utilize ethos are related to the case. For
example, the article says at the very beginning that “The U.S. city of Louisville, Kentucky, has
agreed to pay $12 million to the family of Breonna Taylor, a Black medical technician who was
shot to death in her apartment in March during a “no-knock” police raid linked to a bungled drug
investigation” (InfoWars). These are all facts of the case. Furthermore, the article states that
there was a law passed named after Taylor “banning [the] use of no-knock warrants, which
police often use in drug cases for fear that evidence could be destroyed if they announce their
19. Where/how do you see logos being used in this article? Be specific and give examples.
Logos is the appeal to logic and reasoning. Most of the article seems to appeal to logos,
in the way that most of the article is not supplied with opinion more than factual information
such as the subheader which reads, “The U.S. city of Louisville, Kentucky, has agreed to pay
$12 million to the family of Breonna Taylor, a Black medical technician who was shot to death
in her apartment in March during a “no-knock” police raid linked to a bungled drug
investigation” (InfoWars). This line in itself summarizes what most of the article is about and
what went on during the case, kind of like a “What’s happening” type of thing. A more specific
example would be the fact that “Taylor’s death became a part of the national conversation”
(InfoWars). Celebrities such as Oprah Winfrey, Lebron James, Ariana Grande, Kim Kardashian,
Alicia Keys, Beyonce, and Lizzo have spoken about Taylor’s death (courier journal). They,
much like this article, are trying to bring more awareness about her death to charge the police
officers.
20. Where/how do you see pathos being used in this article? Be specific and give examples.
Pathos i s the appeal to emotions. The article does not utilize pathos very often in the
article. It is the appeal that is used the least. Most of the article seems to utilize logos, which is
very effective, however, there could be more use of ethos to prove its credibility or
trustworthiness.
21. What is the purpose of this article? What are they trying to convey about this situation?
The purpose of this article is not to anger the audience, but rather to inform them about
the case. I think this article is trying to convey the contents of the case and things related to it
such as the drug trafficking investigation as mentioned in the article: “The warrant leading to
Taylor’s death was one of five issued in a drug trafficking investigation of a former boyfriend of
Taylor’s, Jamarcus Glover, who was arrested at a different location about 16 kilometers away
from Taylor’s apartment on the same evening” (InfoWars). This can be proved further by the
research I did on the case from many different sources such as the New York Times, which is a
death of Breonna Taylor, did include her further information on her relationship with Glover and
confirms that this information, specifically the quote I mentioned above is correct. I think that
InfoWars is very subtly defending police officers even though they made a bad decision, which
was to take the life of Ms.Taylor away. They shot her eight times for crying out loud! She was
defenseless! She did absolutely nothing wrong. This line provides some context for my
argument: “The city had already passed a law named for Taylor banning use of no-knock
warrants, which police often use in drug cases for fear that evidence could be destroyed if
they announce their arrival” (InfoWars). I feel like they are making excuses to cover up the
fact they took the life of a Black woman away. No matter the background of the person who
They are making the Black community look bad by blaming them. The article stated that
“The lawsuit against the city was filed by Taylor’s mother, Tamika Palmer, who alleged that
police used erroneous information when they obtained a no-knock warrant to enter Taylor’s
apartment. Taylor and her boyfriend, Kenneth Walker, were roused from bed by police, who said
they announced their presence outside the apartment before busting their way into the housing
unit. Walker says he never heard police” (InfoWars). The article is saying that Walker and
Palmer are wrong and that the police did the right thing.
Taylor was not roused from bed by the police, according to the New York Times. Many
sources say that Taylor was shot to death in her sleep. Also, if they had a warrant, wouldn’t
Taylor and Walker have known that the police would be coming? Why were they coming there
in the middle of the night? If the cops were returning fire after Walker fired once, why did they
22. How does the purpose of the article relate to the audience?
I do not think that the purpose of the article strongly relates to one audience in particular,
even though the news source itself, according to the media bias chart, is considered Most
Extreme Right. Going into the article and reading it I did expect it to be mostly opinionated like
the previous one I had read, but it turned out not to be. I think anyone from any side of political
23. What spin do you see going on? How is the writer trying to angle/slant the story? What is
The spin is not very apparent in this article, but it can be found in the way that Taylor’s
case is presented, which is in the right way. The author of the article stresses that the people
involved in the case were given fair treatment for their actions. For example, the article states
that “One of the three officers who fired the shots that killed Taylor has already been dismissed
from the city police department, although he is appealing his ouster” (InfoWars). The slant/angle
of the story is that everyone was given fair treatment as if money can make up for the loss of life.
The previous article from Wonkette did not agree that the case was treated in a good way and
this is proven further when he was insulting Trump, by calling him a stooge, and more.
24. Even though you might not be the target audience, what do you think this writer does
Unlike the previous article that I read from Wonkette, the article from InfoWars is less
openly opinionated. InfoWars seemed to rely more on facts from the case and did not pull
information from other sources that only supported its narrative. However, they did not bring up
that other people disagreed with the settlements or final judgment of the case. Wonkette and its
readership did not agree that Taylor and her family got what they deserved. Even though
InfoWars has a bias of Most Extreme Right, people who are not aware or as informed about
media bias will be susceptible to believing the information that is presented to them. The writer
effectively created a more believable, or more credible argument and narrative than Wonkette.
By providing more facts than opinion, the writer can most definitely trick the audience.
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1. Did you notice any shared terms? If so, list them here and explain if and how they are
a. Example: Brutality: In article 1, brutality was used only to refer to the behavior
of protestors and the victim’s family. They are portrayed as the ultimate criminals
who are deserving as even more violent: “The protestors’ brutality has kept the
city on edge since his death” (Peters). In article 2, brutality is specifically used to
describe the murder itself and its connection to police power and gross abuse of
power. The act of murder itself is the brutality, not the response to it. “As another
act of obvious brutality by an officer, county officials have yet to make an official
announcement on their plans for some form of justice for his family” (Michaels).
b. In article 1 and article 2, there are no shared terms. However, protests are
mentioned in both articles. The difference is that Wonkette presents the protests
that have occurred as non-violent protests in the following line: “None of this
would’ve happened without the non-violent protests that kept the pressure on and
annoyed cops” (Robinson). InfoWars did not utilize the word protest. Instead,
they phrased it as street demonstrations. The following line includes the phrase:
“Street demonstrations, some of them violent, have erupted from coast to coast
since the late May death of a Black man, George Floyd, while in police custody in
because some of the protests, or street demonstrations, were violent. Not all of the
more factual-based with very subtle opinions. Mixed information is the mixing of
2. How would you describe the tones of the articles? What do they have in common? How
while InfoWars is more logical and reasonable with its arguments or opinions. Wonkette is more
aggressive and straightforward with its opinions. It is made clear to the audience that the author
was/is not happy with the settlement for the Taylor case and that the officers and people involved
should be punished. In InfoWars, the tone is cool and mostly informative. The opinions are not
aggressive, but subtle. The one thing that the articles have in common is the subject of Breonna
Taylor.
3. Are you more inclined to believe/trust one of these articles over the other? Which one
and why?
I am more inclined to believe and trust InfoWars because it has a less opinionated-based
narrative. InfoWars is also less aggressive with sharing its opinions about the Taylor case in
comparison to Wonkette. InfoWars isn’t a very trustworthy news source to begin with, but it has
a more calm and collected tone in comparison to that of Wonkette. It also contained more factual
information than Wonkette who had more mixed information and pulled information from other
4. What are the benefits, if any, of reading a news story from two different perspectives?
The benefits of reading a news story are seeing different perspectives of the same story. It
expands your horizons and helps you to piece together an opinion of your own based on your
conclusions on both sides of the story. Reading the same or similar stories from different news
sources also show you how the media can twist information to do their bidding by tricking you.
All news sources want the audience to believe something. All writing serves a purpose and the
purpose of these two articles was to persuade you, the reader, to believe what they wanted. It
shows just how influential and important it is not to believe everything you read right away. It
shows that doing your research is very helpful and if anything, incredibly important for one to
establish their own beliefs and not have someone else do that for them.
5. What have you learned about how rhetoric works in the media? Be specific.
I have learned that rhetoric is extremely important and prominent in today’s society. It is
used to change the minds of many. For the worse or the better, I cannot say. However, I can say
that it has done more harm than good. There are so many problems in this world and that is due
to the media. An example of this would be the declining mental health of my generation and
many generations before me. Suicide, cyberbullying, and such are rampant because of the media
and its hand in spreading more misinformation than it spreads facts. It creates massive barriers
between all of us with the want to be correct, but what is truly right and just? That is different for
everyone and ultimately, it is the choices we make that define who we are as humanity. Media
bias has easily persuaded the minds of the more gullible population of people to believe the lies
they are telling and that is horrible for all of us. We need to be more educated about media bias,
its effects on our opinions and beliefs, and how it affects everyone as a whole to create a stronger
6. What tips could you give others to help them identify bias in their news? What should
find more neutral sources so that their opinions/beliefs aren’t based on misinformation or
propaganda on the internet. I would also recommend comparing different sources as we did here
for this assignment. It is extremely helpful to establish your own opinions on things and seeing
the difference between different sources by comparing the information side by side. By looking
at two different sources telling the same story and finding another neutral source, you will be
able to identify the misinformation and create your own opinion from there. It is important to
avoid more opinionated sources as they usually are just propaganda and incorporating fake