Bias Detective I
An interactive MicroModule Companion
This assessment provides an opportunity to apply techniques introduced in the MicroModule: Bias
The Truth About Martin Luther King Jr.
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A Historical Examination – The Real Truth About Martin Luther King Jr.
Every January, the media go into a kind of almost spastic frenzy of adulation for the so-called “Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King, Jr.” King has even had a national holiday declared in his honor, an honor accorded to no other American, not Washington, not Jefferson, not Lincoln. (Washington and Lincoln no longer have holidays — they share the generic-sounding “President’s Day.”) A liberal judge has sealed the FBI files on King until the year 2027. What are they hiding? Let’s take a look at this modern-day plastic god.
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Rate the Amount of Bias in this article. Check the box in each category that best describes the amount of bias you detect. Then click Check. Eight points are possible.