Visit both a conservative leaning news site (e.g., http://www.foxnews.com/ or http://www.breitbart.com/) and
a liberal leaning news site (e.g., http://www.cnn.com or http://www.msnbc.com) and find a story that is
covered by both outlets. Read each of the articles. 1) What is a schema? 2) Describe the schema that you
might form from each of the articles. 3) Do you think that the person who wrote the first story would change
his/her opinion if he/she read the second story? Why or why not? (include a brief discussion of confirmation
bias) 4) What problems can arise when schemas are used? 5) Do you think that the type of news outlet that
you read influences your attitudes? Copy and paste the links to the articles that you read into the Word
document that you submit through Turn-it-in on Canvas. (approximately 1½ pages, typed and double
spaced, not including reviews or references)
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