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    Bias in Shopping

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    feed or toothpaste to keep your dental hygiene‚ you also need to purchase toilet paper for its small purpose in your daily life. It was by having to choose a particular brand of this item that I observed how my decision was influenced by an anchoring bias. There are not many technical details one needs to look after when choosing toilet paper. It is mostly all down to the number of rolls per bag and the length of each roll. One can argue that texture and resistance are other relevant factors to be

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    Media Bias

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    One problem that plagues us everyday without us even realizing it is media bias. We see it in the news. We see it on our favorite sitcoms. We read it everyday in the paper. Yet‚ we really don’t recognize it when we hear it or see it. Media bias is evident in every aspect of the media‚ yet the problem is that we don’t even recognize it when it is right in front of our faces. Are the impressions that we form about individuals a product of the media? Do we form certain opinions about particular types

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    How can the use of rhetorical devices enhance a speech? By Samantha Birch The strength and passion that are behind words are often formed through rhetorical devices‚ which have the ability to enhance a speech‚ and demand attention from the audience by persuading them. However‚ it is also through the use of speech elements that have assisted the creation of distinctive voices of significant individuals in today’s society and throughout history. The use of Ethos (credibility)‚ Pathos (emotional)‚

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    media bias

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    Media Bias There is some form of bias in everything‚ especially in the media. When reporters break the news or journalists write an article they should remain impartial to the story and speak on factual information regarding the event that is being reported. However when there is a breaking story‚ every news station wants to be the first to report the story but the information that is conveyed to the audience may not really be accurate‚ clear or concise. The story that was written regarding the

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    Rethorical Devices

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    Rhetorical Terms/Devices Figurative language is the generic term for any artful deviation from the ordinary mode of speaking or writing. It is what makes up a writer’s style – how he or she uses language. The general thinking is that we are more likely to be persuaded by rhetoric that is interesting‚ even artful‚ rather than mundane. When John F. Kennedy said‚ “Ask not what your country can do for you‚ ask what you can do for your country” (an example of anastrophe)‚ it was more interesting –

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    Language Device List

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    merits of the case; a logical fallacy that involves a personal attack. Allegory Extending a metaphor so that objects‚ persons‚ and actions in a text are equated with meanings that lie outside the text. Alliteration The repetition of an initial consonant sound. Allusion A brief‚ usually indirect reference to a person‚ place‚ or event--real or fictional. Ambiguity The presence of two or more possible meanings in any passage. Analogy Reasoning or arguing from parallel cases. Anaphora

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    Bias In The Odyssey

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    When stories are told‚ no matter who the narrator is‚ their testimonies always differ from the truth. We see this in eyewitness accounts of crimes where witnesses overwhelmingly fail to accurately recount events. We also see this in stories‚ specifically‚ ones told in the first person where the narrator tells a story from their point of view and inject their own personal biases in the process often leaving the audience pondering what the truth is. Margaret Atwood addresses the issues of different

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    Summary- The Statistics from the University of Valencia(UV) states that bullying from a cellular device affects teenagers. The preponderance of the cases seems to tell that the abuse of cyber bullying lasts for a month or less. When bullying last more than three months it is most likely the form of using a cellular device. It is most common for students/children to get bullied their first years at school by phones and the internet. The statistics from(UV) show that girls suffer more bullying than

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    When reading two passages‚ one by M.F.K. Fisher on the French port of Marseilles and the other by Maya Angelou on the small town of Stamps‚ I noticed that the passages had some similarities but where entirely different in their effect and the handling of language resources. While Angelou and Fisher organized and constructed their passages similarly‚ the persona and rhetoric of the authors are opposite. Angelou and Fisher’s styles differ greatly‚ however‚ they both used very similar plot structure

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    Beauty Bias

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    The ’beauty bias‚’ where attractive people appear to have an advantage‚ isn’t just a rumor. There is evidence that it exists and that it leads to discrimination against less attractive people in a variety of areas‚ including hiring. Not only is it unfair‚ in some cases it’s illegal discrimination. Attractiveness isn’t in the same category as gender‚ race‚ religion‚ or nationality but that doesn’t mean hiring based on looks is ok under the law. Federal laws on employment discrimination don’t

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