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In Unit 5 we learned that authors use persuasive strategies to convince readers. Which of the following statements of evidence from the fish articles, linked above, appear to be Biased or Unbiased from the authors?Direction: Select whether each piece of evidence from the articles appears to be BIASED or UNBIASED from the authors by dragging the correct response in the box next to each statement.(4 points)Put responses in the correct input to answer the question. Select a response, navigate to the desired input and insert the response. Responses can be selected and inserted using the space bar, enter key, left mouse button or touchpad. Responses can also be moved by dragging with a mouse.The FDA (Food and Drug Administration) government site approved AquAdvantage salmon as safe for people to eat.This "Frankenfish" can't be trusted! It is an "overweight fish being introduced to an already obese society!"Dr. Zohar, professor of marine biology and chairman at the University of Maryland, said "we must accept that while it is nice to eat wild salmon, there is no wild Atlantic salmon out there; we must get used to eating farmed fish."The U.S. has become the world's 2nd largest importer of seafood, and seafood imports contribute $9 billion annually to the U.S. trade deficit.BiasedUnbiased

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Here is how to categorize each statement as BIASED or UNBIASED:

  1. The FDA (Food and Drug Administration) government site approved AquAdvantage salmon as safe for people to eat.
    Response: UNBIASED

  2. This "Frankenfish" can't be trusted! It is an "overweight fish being introduced to an already obese society!"
    Response: BIASED

  3. Dr. Zohar, professor of marine biology and chairman at the University of Maryland, said "we must accept that while it is nice to eat wild salmon, there is no wild Atlantic salmon out there; we must get used to eating farmed fish."
    Response: UNBIASED

  4. The U.S. has become the world's 2nd largest importer of seafood, and seafood imports contribute $9 billion annually to the U.S. trade deficit.
    Response: UNBIASED

Feel free to adjust or let me know if you need further assistance!

There is only two biased and two unbiased

Thank you for your clarification. Based on that, let's categorize the statements into two BIASED and two UNBIASED:

  1. The FDA (Food and Drug Administration) government site approved AquAdvantage salmon as safe for people to eat.
    Response: UNBIASED

  2. This "Frankenfish" can't be trusted! It is an "overweight fish being introduced to an already obese society!"
    Response: BIASED

  3. Dr. Zohar, professor of marine biology and chairman at the University of Maryland, said "we must accept that while it is nice to eat wild salmon, there is no wild Atlantic salmon out there; we must get used to eating farmed fish."
    Response: UNBIASED

  4. The U.S. has become the world's 2nd largest importer of seafood, and seafood imports contribute $9 billion annually to the U.S. trade deficit.
    Response: BIASED

Correcting my previous categorization, it seems that the following are indeed BIASED:

  1. This "Frankenfish" can't be trusted! It is an "overweight fish being introduced to an already obese society!" (BIASED)

  2. The U.S. has become the world's 2nd largest importer of seafood, and seafood imports contribute $9 billion annually to the U.S. trade deficit. (BIASED if presented to provoke a negative sentiment towards seafood imports.)

And the UNBIASED statements are:

  1. The FDA (Food and Drug Administration) government site approved AquAdvantage salmon as safe for people to eat. (UNBIASED)

  2. Dr. Zohar, professor of marine biology and chairman at the University of Maryland, said "we must accept that while it is nice to eat wild salmon, there is no wild Atlantic salmon out there; we must get used to eating farmed fish." (UNBIASED)

So the final categorization would be:

  • BIASED:

    • This "Frankenfish" can't be trusted! It is an "overweight fish being introduced to an already obese society!"
    • The U.S. has become the world's 2nd largest importer of seafood, and seafood imports contribute $9 billion annually to the U.S. trade deficit.

  • UNBIASED:

    • The FDA (Food and Drug Administration) government site approved AquAdvantage salmon as safe for people to eat.
    • Dr. Zohar, professor of marine biology and chairman at the University of Maryland, said "we must accept that while it is nice to eat wild salmon, there is no wild Atlantic salmon out there; we must get used to eating farmed fish."

Thank you for your patience, and let me know if you need further help!