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Evaluation Exercise: 1) Once youve read through Strange Facts About Americas Poor, summarize its main findings and identify the 1-2 pieces of key evidence it cites in support of that argument.

2) Explore the website where this article is hosted. What kind of ads do you notice? What links do you see on the sidebar? Based on your observations, who do you think the audience is for this website?

3) Who is the author? Where does he work? What information can you find out about the organization he works for? What other things has he written? Does he seem like a reputable source? Can you detect any bias in his claims? 4) Where is this article published? What information can you find about the publication? What are some other kinds of articles that it publishes? Does it seem like a reputable source? Can you detect any potential bias?

5) If you can detect bias for questions 2 & 3, were those biases clearly stated or did they only become apparent through a close reading? 6) Where does the information presented in the article come from? Are the sources listed? Are they reputable? 7) What is the purpose of the information presented in his article? To inform? Teach? Sway opinion? Sell? Entertain?