Name:____________________________        

Hour:_________        

Date:__________

Bias & Debunking

Debunking is an attempt to discredit and contradict claims as being false, exaggerated, or pretentious. Bias is prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair. Part of science is checking to see if things are truly scientific. You will attempt to debunk and find the bias in the article given to you.

You will be assigned on of the following articles.

  1. Briefly summarize what your article was about:

  1. What do people think happened in this article?

  1. Can you give another explanation for what they saw?

  1. What evidence would convince you that your story is real?

  1. What do you think is really going on? Is the story correct or incorrect? Why?

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