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1. Should Factual Writing Contain Bias?
There are a lotof differentbeliefsandquestionstowhetherfactual writingshouldcontainbiasor
not,I thinkit isdifficulttogetawayfrombiasin printmediabecause there are alwaysdifferentsides
to a story,especiallyinnewspapersandmagazines.Forme itdependsonthe printmedia,for
example leafletsare usuallyone-sidedtryingtogetone view acrosstopromote somethinge.g.Stop
Smokingleaflet,thisleafletistotryand persuade someone tostopsmokingandwill include factson
whyit isbetterforyou and the negativesonsmoking,thisleafletwill notinclude the otherside to
state pros on smokingbecause itwill goagainstitsview andwill notpersuadepeople tostop.Thisis
whenbiasis acceptable frommyopinion,althougheveryone isentitledtotheirown. Aslongas
your opinionisbackedupwithreal factsto make it more believable thenadocumentcanbe one –
sided.
In othermediaformatssuchas newspapersortelevisionnewsbiasshouldnotalwaysbe acceptable,
because thiscouldmake people have 1opiniononsomethingbecause theywill nothearthe other
side tothe storywhichisunfairfrommy view.Forexample anarticle inthe news couldbe shown
and the newsreaderstalkingabout1opiniontothat storyand not sharinganother,thiscouldlead
the viewerstothinkbadof somethingbecause theyhave notheardthe good,whichisunfairandan
unbalancedargument.