Evaluating Evidence Vocabulary

What does accuracy mean?

• someone who is an expert on a topic

• a preference for something

• correct and unbiased information

• information that is up-to-date

what does bias mean?

• To have a prejudice towards something

• to be an expert

• to convince someone using emotion

• to have valid information

What is the best definition of authority?

• to have control over people

• to be an expert on a topic

• to be correct

• to have a preference on something

What does relevance mean?

• unbiased information

• a course written by someone with a college degree

• to form an opinion based on evidence

• information directly related to your topic

valid information is

• current, unbiased, and can be proven with facts

• prejudiced information

• unreasonable and illogical

• is from 25 years ago

what is current information?

• logical information

• untrustworthy information

• information that is up-to-date

• outdated information

an objective point-of-view is

• convincing someone with logic

• a biased point-of-view

• an unbiased point-of-view

• a personal opinion

a prejudiced person

• has a biased view on something or someone

• is a friend to everyone

• is objective

• is an authority on a subject

The following is an example of cultural bias

• the American education system is the best in the world

• Chinese food is my favorite

• Soccer is a popular sport in Brazil

• 50% of Americans say that football is their favorite sport

what is NOT an example of gender bias?

• 25% of women did not graduate with honors in 2017

• Women are emotionally stronger than men

• 85% of men got paid more than women in the past 6 years

• 50.8% of the U.S. population is female