English Q3 G9

• Validity the state of being legally or officially binding and the quality or being factually sound or acceptable
• Evidence the availability body of facts or information indicating wether a belief or proposition is true or valid
• Information in a biased source may still be useful, but the author may be reflecting only one side of an argument
• It is important to determine whether the evidence is valid or reliable
• Evidence

  The available body of facts or information indicating whether a belief or proposition is true or valid
• Books published in the last 10 years are preferable for current topics, while older books may be suitable for historical subjects
• Testimonial evidence

  Statements of truth from a certain person made under oath or testimonies offered to prove the truth of the matter
• Statistical evidence


  Results of researches or surveys based on probability or likelihood from random sampling
• Listening is probably the most important skill to gather information
• Analogical evidence

  Based on the idea that two or more things are similar in some aspects and therefore similar in other aspects
• Anecdotal evidence


  Collected in a casual or informal manner and relying heavily on personal testimony
• Tips for validating evidence


  • Credentials of the source
  • Publication date
  • Check for biases
  • Check the evidence cited by the author
• Types of evidence

  • Testimonial
  • Statistical
  • Anecdotal
  • Analogical
• Use your judgment when evaluating evidence to ensure its validity and reliability
• Bias tendency to took at things in a certain way
• Anchoring this happens when people are too relied on a current information they fink in decision making
• Media bias this happens when the journalists and news producer in the mass media select what to report and occur
• Confirmation this happens when one tends to search for, interpret, favor and remember information supporting one's belief and view
• Conformity this happens when one makes a wrong or uncomfortable decision to fit in to please the group of people
• Prejudice refers to prejudging before looking at the evidence
• Racism this is the idea that exhibit different personalities characteristics and can be separated based on the dominance of race over another
• Sexism this is a prejudice based in sec or gender
• Classism this is a prejudice on social class or groupings of individuals based on wealth
• Ageism this is a prejudical attitude towards older people's age and the aging process
• Religion this is the attitude toward a person or group differently because of the particular belief about religion
• Synopsis us a brief summary that gives audiences an idea of what a composition is about
• The time and place should be indicated at the beginning
• The synopsis must be no longer than 250 words long
• Relevant idea contains information that supports the context