College Composition / Unit 22 CMP 0538 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Using a Biased Source Carefully
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The idea
A biased or misleading source can still be used well if the writer's purpose fits it.
In practice
An analysis of how misleading coverage shaped public opinion needs examples of that coverage; the writer presents them as examples, not as reliable fact.
Where people slip
Identify such a source's slant for readers, so they know how to weigh it.
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