Unbiased Writing: Is It Really Possible?
Meredith L
Instructor: Susan Hagan –ENL 260-71
03/04/2014
Respond: Essay 1 Assignment: Factual Argument Final Draft
Audience: UMD Torch
Word Count: 1243
Unbiased Writing: Is It Really Possible?
All human beings have a past and most adult human beings have formed values and beliefs based on their own unique experiences since birth. Many were introduced to some sort of religious system while others possibly had no religious influence growing up. Many have beliefs that were basically inherited from their parents and community leaders while others may have rejected those beliefs and formed their own. Those people raised in the United States of America may have different political views than others that grew up in North Korea. As a …show more content…
This type of language insinuates that all Republicans have held this belief for a long time and that all Republicans twist facts to mislead others. Using this type of language (even though he was quoting Eric Cantor) may lead the audience to believe that Robert Farley is possibly a Democrat that has a bias against Republicans. Farley might have chosen to omit this part of Cantor’s quote, “the long-held Republican belief” because of the bias language. Those that argue Farley was merely quoting Eric Cantor may also hold a bias towards Republicans warranting their acceptance of the language. One might have phrased the claim as “House Majority Leader Eric Cantor falsely claimed that a new report confirms that 'millions of hardworking Americans will lose their jobs, ' because of the Affordable Care Act” (Farley). Omitting the bias language in Cantor’s quote might aid in preventing Farley’s audience from forming their own implied warrants while reading his argument.
One might also assume bias in Farley’s writing when he chose to speak more negatively of Republicans than Non-Republicans. For example, Farley states “The CBO report does provide some new fodder for Republicans who criticize the law for providing disincentives to work, much like other social welfare programs such as food stamps and welfare” (Farley). The language “Republicans who criticize” might be construed as a negative comment towards Republicans. A better choice may have been to write “Republicans who ‘disagree’, or Republicans who ‘differ in
Instructor: Susan Hagan –ENL 260-71
03/04/2014
Respond: Essay 1 Assignment: Factual Argument Final Draft
Audience: UMD Torch
Word Count: 1243
Unbiased Writing: Is It Really Possible?
All human beings have a past and most adult human beings have formed values and beliefs based on their own unique experiences since birth. Many were introduced to some sort of religious system while others possibly had no religious influence growing up. Many have beliefs that were basically inherited from their parents and community leaders while others may have rejected those beliefs and formed their own. Those people raised in the United States of America may have different political views than others that grew up in North Korea. As a …show more content…
This type of language insinuates that all Republicans have held this belief for a long time and that all Republicans twist facts to mislead others. Using this type of language (even though he was quoting Eric Cantor) may lead the audience to believe that Robert Farley is possibly a Democrat that has a bias against Republicans. Farley might have chosen to omit this part of Cantor’s quote, “the long-held Republican belief” because of the bias language. Those that argue Farley was merely quoting Eric Cantor may also hold a bias towards Republicans warranting their acceptance of the language. One might have phrased the claim as “House Majority Leader Eric Cantor falsely claimed that a new report confirms that 'millions of hardworking Americans will lose their jobs, ' because of the Affordable Care Act” (Farley). Omitting the bias language in Cantor’s quote might aid in preventing Farley’s audience from forming their own implied warrants while reading his argument.
One might also assume bias in Farley’s writing when he chose to speak more negatively of Republicans than Non-Republicans. For example, Farley states “The CBO report does provide some new fodder for Republicans who criticize the law for providing disincentives to work, much like other social welfare programs such as food stamps and welfare” (Farley). The language “Republicans who criticize” might be construed as a negative comment towards Republicans. A better choice may have been to write “Republicans who ‘disagree’, or Republicans who ‘differ in