Examining Biases Made

for/against the Author

Choose the one that you like best

Singing Dancing
 Choose the one that you like best

Burger Fries
Choose the one that you like best

Cats Dogs
Choose the one that you like best

Swimming Hiking
 Haveyou made your best choice base on the given
choices?

 How have you pick those?

 Did you pick based on your favorite?

Sometimes, our choices
and preferences, leads us
to become bias
Example

1. Cats are not good for anything.

2. I like all the food that’s being served, but
there is no better than spaghetti.
3. I don’t like tumbang preso anymore. I am
already a teenager.
 Bias

What have you observed with

the following statements?

Why is it unfair?
 Bias

Means that a person prefers

an idea and possibly doesn’t
give a chance to a different
idea for/against the topic.
 BIAS
Bias in writing can be defined as:
 A prejudice against something an author is writing about.
 Favoritism for something an author is writing about.
 An author letting feelings or emotions cloud his/her
objectivity with regard to something he/she is writing
about.
Understanding Bias in Writing

BIASED WRITING UNBIASED WRITING

 Positive Connotation
My new neighbor is a mature woman.
 
The word ‘mature’ means that the woman is
well-mannered. This implies the author’s
positive view towards the woman.
Negative Connotation
My new neighbor looks too
mature in that dress.
The word ‘mature’ means that the woman
looks old in her dress. This implies the
author’s negative view towards the woman.
ACTIVITY 1:

I strongly agree that lotteries should be banned. I strongly believe that lotteries
are a waste of money. Every time we buy the lottery we less money to buy
things we need such as medicines or food. Another reason is that playing the
lottery is addictive. when we buy a lottery ticket and we don’t win, we may
buy more and more tickets. Finally, I consider that playing the lottery is not a
really good chance to make money because we can’t use our abilities or skills
to win the lottery. Winning the lottery depends only on luck. To conclude, I
believe that it is not a good idea to buy the lottery because it is a waste of
money, it is addictive, and it is not really a good chance to make money.
What do you think is the text all about?

Do you think the author show bias in the way he

presented the thoughts?

Is he in favor or against lottery?

ACTIVITY 2

Clap for the women in your life – she has made your world so
beautiful and graceful, express her your love, understand her
challenges, allow her to express her feelings listen to her. Do
everything which you have missed due to you busy schedule.
Say “Love you Zindagi” and thank God for this beautiful
creation called Human Beings. Stay home, stay safe, say
thanks to all the Doctors, Nurses, workers those who are
working selflessly for your safety.
Do you think the excerpt showed bias?
Which line from the excerpt show bias?
Have you gotten the idea about biases?
How did you find those?
HOW TO LOOK FOR BIAS
WORDS/STATEMENT

It is easy to find biases in a text if you look for;

1. Generalization (not being specific or making
broad statements)
2. Loaded words (words that makes you emotional)
3. Opinions (the way the author feels or believes)
Reading Comprehension

Online learning has been difficult. I feel

pressured to try and hurry to finish and turn
in all of my assignments on time. Most of
my assignments are due at the same time
and a lot of them are time consuming.
As a student, my online experience has been
interesting. What I like about this experience is that I
have more time to talk to my family and call or text
some friends. I get to do school work from home
and I have time for self-care. I like that I kind of get
to choose which classes I should work on first and
which I could wait to do after.
My experience with online learning is very stressful and
hard. I felt this way because of how hard it is for me to
understand the assignments and having to not be able to
check with your teacher face to face if you are doing it
correctly or not. It doesn’t make me confident because I
want to make sure that I am actually doing the assignment
correctly in order to deserve the credit for it.
Process Question:

 Do you think the text showed bias?

 What are the words/statement that shows bias in
paragraph 1?
 Is the author for or against the topic?
 What are the words/statement that shows bias in
paragraph 2?
ASSESSMENT: Biased or Not Biased

Directions: Put a check mark (√) if the sentence is biased or a cross-mark (x) if it is not. Write your
answers on a separate sheet of paper.

 1. Brand Z Bath Soap is endorsed by dermatologists in the Philippines.

 2. Brand Z, the bath soap I used, is the leading brand in the Philippines.
 3. Basketball is the best sports in the world.
 4. Basketball is one of the most widely played sports in the world.
 5. Carrot growers believe that carrots should be part of our daily diet.
 6. Carrots are a good source of Vitamin A which is good for the eyesight.
 7. Mothers nurture best the emotional intelligence of their children.
 8. Study says that children’s intelligence is inherited from mothers.
 9. Generally, most of the students find Mathematics difficult.
 10. Boys are more inclined to learning Mathematics.