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  1. Last 7 days
    1. One Nation linked its push directly to the rallies, thanking participants for “standing up for the country and drawing attention to this.”

      This is an example of viewpoint placement because the quote is inferring that the author also believes that pushing against immigration in Australia is "standing up for the country." This is bias by omission because it seems to really only take the side of the One Nation organization

    2. It accused the government of avoiding an “honest discussion” about the real impact of migration,

      This makes an assumption instead of showing fact that the government is avoiding an honest discussion. Though it is referencing One Nation, it ends the article on One Nation's opinion of the government's intentions.

    3. following year, again nearly double the projection.

      The picture below this highlight shows photo bias of Australians smiling and adorned with Australian flags. This photo is pulling on the feelings of national pride that most Australians probably feel, and giving a feeling that to be properly Australian is to support the One Nation policies.

    4. “Diversity is a strength in modern Australia.”ABS data shows net migration reached 446,000 in 2024, with nearly half made up of international students.Albanese acknowledged this added pressure on housing and services but insisted migration brings long-term benefits to both the economy and social cohesion.

      Though the article quotes Prime Minister Albanese who does not agree with the One Nation immigration policy, It is followed up with a quote that just gives number of international migration students. This give more information or expand on the quote, "Diversity is a strength in modern Australia." If anything, the quote minimizes that PM's statement because it gives a big number of people coming to Australia without expounding on what they provide the country. It then goes on to discuss problems with immigration like housing/services pressures, and uses word choice like insisted to point out positive parts to immigration. This makes the PM look desparate and with no real data or information.

      This is both word choice and ommission.

    5. The picture shows photo bias of Australians smiling and adorned with Australian flags. This photo is pulling on the feelings of national pride that most Australians probably feel, and giving a feeling that to be properly Australian is to support the One Nation policies.

    6. Despite the rebellion

      Calling the break in voting patterns "a rebellion" is spin where the word sounds negative because it infers a level of chaos and treatery.

  2. Sep 2025
    1. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.), the ranking member of the HELP Committee, tore into the plan

      The word, "tore" is an example of bias and slant because it tries to show that Cassidy is more powerful because he is in a position to rip someone else's work apart. It makes one think of the teacher/student or parent/child role where the more powerful person would be the one who is able to tear a plan apart. This also comes on the heals of 3 quotes that are sensational in themselves because they use words like "insane", "(Sanders) he would know nothing about this," and likens the idea to elementary school student government. All of these are meant to minimize Sanders as a serious person and minimize the issue a flippant and silly.

    2. Get ready for a long weekend at Bernie’s

      This quote tries to put a spin on Sanders' bill the make it seem ridiculous and not worthy of anyone's serious consideration. Weekend at Bernies is a comedic movie where ridiculous things happen, and it is chaotic and silly. By making this connection before any information is presented, it clearly shows that this article will not be looking at both sides of the issue objectively.

    3. t makes for a stark contrast: Ben Shapiro believes Americans should work until they drop dead,and Bernie Sanders believes Americans deserve more time off

      This faulty logic takes Shapiro's quote out of context. The authors is trying to make the connection that because Shapiro doesn't agree that people should retire after age 65, that he wants them to "work until they drop dead." There is no explanation to Shapiro's reasoning, and assumes a conclusion that is not supported by the facts

    4. nd have lost controlof their lives in the process

      Again, this is sensationalism and unsubstantiate claims. There is no facts to support this, but uses incredibly emotive language to make the situation dire- that because the US is working too much, people have "lost control of their lives."

    5. Experiments with a shorter week are now being pursued in several European countries. In Germanylast month, forty-five companies began a six-month pilot of a four-day workweek; Germanycurrently has an average workweek of 34.2 hours. (One of the organizations supporting the pilot, 4Day Week Global, has also endorsed Sanders’s bill.) A similar test run is currently underway inPortugal, and one concluded in the UK at the end of 2022.France legally mandated a thirty-five hour workweek in 2000. But some companies there are nowexperimenting with a thirty-two-hour week as well.

      These are facts, but these touch on the concepts of bias by omission, and story choice. These concepts ARE being looked at in some European countries. However, the structure of the German, Portuguese, and French economies and cultures are very different to the US's. By choosing these countries without examining the forcing that are leading to these pursuits, it is disingenuous. They are omitting the critical information to give context to their decisions, and they are choosing stories of countries that support their position and deliberately not choosing stories that have a 40hour plus week.

    6. As if that weren’t enough, they have also seen their declining amount of free timedisrupted by increasingly erratic schedules. It’s a dismal situation. Strange, then, that politiciansalmost never speak to this widespread desire.

      This part of the article is slant and sensationalism. The slant is where it says, "if that weren't enough," whereby the author is trying to make you feel like of course you would agree with the prior sentences about not wanting to work and that everyone else works less. It is sensationalism because without facts or statistics, it uses words like "erratic schedules," "dismal situation," and "strange that politicians never speak to this widespread desire." These words are trying to evoke strong emotions and outrage. What they do not have is answers to questions like, how do we know there are erratic schedules? What is dismal? What do politicians say about productivity, pay and the workweek in the US?

  3. Aug 2025
    1. "Most of all, thank you for LISTENING to us." We all want to be heard, really heard. It is hard to do, but if we can break through, maybe it's not so hard. The end of the story gave us hope, but the audience, without being directed has been given a task. Listen. Listen to those who are not like you. Listen to those that you think you understand or know that you don't understand.

    2. Implicit bias was pronounced in Kathi Kinnear Hill's narrative. There was an expectation that we would hear about the implicit bias of the white people in rural America who she would be canvassing. She certainly experience some implicit bias of some of them against her and her canvasing partner. However, this story was significantly about how she overcame her bias, and the fear that came with that. She was nervous about entering into a culture that she did not believe would accept her. However, she had an older, wiser, braver guide to help her find the good---because they are always good. Because she allowed herself to be guided and open, she found a couple that was willing to cross the line as well. Through that, both the couple and she learned that the barriers are not so high

    1. Enrique Garcia Naranjo starts his story describing an audience he had in the past. I find this interesting because he shows how he took a bored and uninterested audience to become an engaged and thoughtful one. It is my thought that he did this to give permission to the current audience that no matter where you are now, I can take you on a journey where your mind and your heart will be moved. "Come with me." He most certainly did.

    2. Enrique Garcia Naranjo tells a story of a border patrol stop as someone who lives in two cultures along the US/Mexico Border. This was not just a fun story to tell, but what is at stake for Mr. Naranjo is the safety of himself, his family, his barrio. He had just finished a poetry event that energized and helped people like him and others see themselves more clearly. He is proud, excited, and joyful, but the change happens when he sees the border patrol officer. Fear and focus took over for his safety, but especially for his partner who is a DACA kid. The theme he is that people live in different worlds in the same world and that freedom is not something implicitly granted to everyone, but can be taken if we are not careful and brave.