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• Bias


  Prejudice or in favor of or against one thing, person or group compared to another, usually in a way considered to be unfair
• Ways to recognize bias


  • Loaded Words
  • Stereotypes
  • Vague Language or Generalizations
  • One-Sided Argument
  • Propaganda
• Basic propaganda techniques


  • Bandwagon
  • Testimonial
  • Repetition
  • Emotional Words
  • Name Calling
• Propaganda is information that is used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view
• Social issues


  • Discrimination
  • Sabotage
  • Broken family
  • Racism
  • Peace & order
  • Drug abuse
  • Climate change
• Moral issues


  • Gay marriage
  • Stealing
  • Abortion
  • Teenage pregnancy
  • Illicit affairs
  • Gambling
  • Graft & corruption
  • Prostitution
• Morals


  Formed out of a person's value
• Values


  The foundation of a person's ability to judge between right and wrong
• Economic issues


  • Poverty
  • Inflation
  • Environmental issues
  • Health issues
• 3 types of human wants

  • Biological wants (necessities)
  • Cultural wants (convenience)
  • Demonstration wants (luxuries)
• Elements of a story

  • Character
  • Setting
  • Plot
  • Conflict
  • Theme
• Cohesive devices


  • Adding
  • Sequencing
  • Contrasting
  • Comparing
  • Cause and Effect
• Parallel structures means using the same pattern of words to show that two or more ideas have the same importance
• Rules of parallelism


  • Gerund
  • Infinitive
  • Adjectives and Adverbs