1. Describe a time you tried to change someone else’s mind, either about a decision they made or their views on an issue. Were you successful? Why or why not?
Warm Up

2. Media
Bias and Perspective

3. Why do we believe fake news?

4. Relying too heavily on the first piece of information you come across
Anchoring Bias 

5. Recognizing bias in others, but failing to recognize it in yourself
Recognizing bias in others, but failing to recognize it in yourself
Blind-spot Bias

6. Listening to and trusting only information that confirms your beliefs (like following and believing only certain people on social media or watching only 1 news channel)
Confirmation Bias

7. Focusing on negative events at the expense of positive or neutral events
Negativity Bias

8. Making a decision based on the outcome of a previous event without any regard to other factors involved
Outcome Bias

9. Take this quiz to test how adept you are at recognizing five of the most common forms of cognitive bias that most likely influence your daily decision-making.
Bias “Quiz”

10. With your group come up with an example of each kind of bias
With your group come up with an example of each kind of bias. They can be a personal experience or a made up example
Try it out

11. How Bias Are You? Reflect…
Do you find yourself falling victim to 1 or more of these types of bias?
Take an event or current news related topic you believe strongly in, or believe the media covers one-sided
Research the other side of the story.
Write down the counter arguments
Does this at all change your thoughts on the subject?
How Bias Are You?