We very often hear people say: “Don’t believe everything you read in the media."
Although the media are supposed to be unbiased, in reality they are often biased towards certain beliefs, ideas or views.
This exercise focuses on an example of media bias.
Imagine that there are 3 people who are running for president in the early stages of an election campaign. You turn on the TV and hear the host say:
“Now let’s turn to the race for president. Both presidential candidates are in Washington this evening to attend a charity dinner.”
The word bias means a preference for one person, group or thing over another.
Which word tells us that the host has a biased view of the candidates, and thinks that there are only 2 strong candidates in the race?
Choose the 1 correct answer.
