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Department of Education
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STRATEGIC INTERVENTION MATERIAL FOR ENGLISH 9

(Third Quarter)

LEAST LEARNED
COMPETENCY/IES:
***Differentiate biases from Prejudices.
***Determine the relevance and truthfulness of
ideas presented in the material viewed.
***Judge the validity of the evidence listened
to/read.

This SIM aims to…

Reflect on the
Differentiate bias ideas of the Recognize faulty
from prejudice. speaker logic,
Identify unsupported facts
Formulate
statements of or emotional
decisions based
biases and appeal
on the ideas
prejudices. mentioned

Prepared by:
MARIELENN F. HERNANDO
Teacher II

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MELC 1: Differentiate biases from Prejudices.

As you can see, the chicken notices
a customer, which is a cat, and takes a
rather dramatic moment to pay attention to
the customer. This relatively fixed change
in perspective is known as bias.
Poor kitty! The chicken has an
undeserved, negative attitude towards the
cat and mentally grumbles at its customer.
At this point, it’s important to notice that the
chicken does not display an obvious action
towards the cat… yet. This unfair attitude
is called prejudice.

What have noticed with these given illustrations? Yes, you are right!

It is good that you’re able to distinguish the two from one another because it may
help you to critically analyze situations and make a stand in pressing
concerns at present.

• A biased statement is a statement that

is based on a personal preference or a
BIAS personal interest. It is one which asserts
without real proof for evidence that
something is out of the ordinary.

• Prejudice is preconceived opinion

that is not based on reason or actual
PREJUDICE experience. It is an unfavorable
opinion or feeling formed beforehand
or without knowledge, thought, or
reason.
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LEARNING TASK 1: Tell whether the statement is true or false. Write YES if it is true and NO
if false.

_____1. Prejudice behavior can be a result of bias.

_____2. A biased person considers all sides of an issue.
_____3. You might not get all the needed information if you read a biased source.
_____4. A video telling you to vote for someone is an example of unbiased source.
_____5. Prejudice indicates the preference that something is better than another.
_____6. Bias is when someone has a one-sided opinion about something.
_____7. Prejudice is a preconceived opinion of another person based on reason or experience.
_____8. Judging a person’s character through his/her physical appearance is a form of prejudice.
_____9. When a person has a neutral viewpoint, s/he is unbiased.
_____10. If you are biased toward something, you are in favor of it.

LEARNING TASK 2: Identify whether the statement is bias or prejudice.

1. An online news outlet's biggest sponsor was a major airline. The outlet may choose only to
highlight positive stories relating to that airline and only negative incidents regarding other airlines.
____________________
2. Someone is hired, fired, paid, promoted, laid off, or is impacted by some other work-related action,
based solely on his or her age.
____________________
3. Thinking about someone poorly due to his race, or because he has personal traits that are often
associated with a particular race.
____________________
4. A media outlet chooses to report extraordinary events in favor of everyday events. This can make
these extraordinary events seem more common than they really are.
____________________
5. Black male athletes are often believed to be more athletic, yet less intelligent, than their White
male counterparts. These beliefs persist despite a number of high-profile examples to the contrary.
Sadly, such beliefs often influence how these athletes are treated by others and how they view
themselves and their own capabilities.
____________________

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MELC 2: Determine the relevance and truthfulness
of ideas presented in the material viewed.

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LEARNING TASK 1: Read the text below and answer the corresponding questions. Encircle
the letter of the correct answers.
EXCERPT FROM “FIRST,”A SHORT STORY

First, you ought to know that I’m “only” fourteen. My mother points this out often. I can
make my own decisions when I’m old enough to vote, she says. Second, I should tell you that
she’s right—I’m not always responsible. I sometimes take the prize for grade-A dork. Take last
weekend, for instance. I was staying at Dad’s, and I decided it was time I learned to drive. It was
Sunday morning, 7 A.M., and I hadn’t slept well. I’d been up thinking about an argument, which
I’ll tell you about in a minute. Well, nobody was up yet in the neighborhood, so I thought it couldn’t
hurt to back the car out of the garage and drive around the block. But Dad has a clutch car. The
R on the shift handle was up on the left side, right next to first gear. I guess you can guess the
rest.
Dad’s always been understanding. He didn’t say, “Okay, little Miss Know-It-All, you can
just spend the rest of the year paying this off, “which is what Mom would have said. Instead, Dad
worried about what might have happened to me. To me. And that made me feel more guilty than
anything. I think he’d be a better number-one caregiver, but I can’t say things like that to Mom. To
her, I have to say, “But Mom, Dad’s place is closer to school. I could ride my bike.”
To which she replies, “Amy Lynn, you don’t own a bike. Remember? You left it in the yard,
and it was stolen. And you haven’t got the patience to earn the money to replace it.”

COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS:
1. How does the narrator show how she feels about her dad and mom?
a. through specific detail
b. by asking questions that make a point but don’t invite a direct answer
c. through similes and metaphors
d. by contrasting her parents’ typical reactions
2. The first-person point of view in this story:
a. hides the narrator’s feelings
b. shows the thoughts and personality of the narrator
c. makes the narrator seem cold and distant
d. lets you hear the thoughts of all the characters
3. The narrator feels guilty because she:
a. made her dad worry
b. ruined the car
c. broke the law
d. didn’t tell her mom about the car incident
4. The narrator’s tone is:
a. emotional and familiar
b. stuck up and superior
c. angry and sad
d. pleasant and charming
5. The main conflict between the narrator and her mother is about whether she
a. can make her own decisions
b. should live with her mom or her dad
c. should be allowed to drive
d. should pay for things she loses or breaks
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MELC 3: Judge the validity of the evidence listened
to/read.

FAULTY LOGIC, UNSUPPORTED FACTS, AND EMOTIONAL APPEAL

a) LOGIC – is the use and study of valid reasoning.

b) FAULTY - (of reasoning and other mental processes) mistaken or misleading because of flaws.
Faulty logic describes poor reasoning, such as the use of fallacious arguments like personal (ad
hominem) attacks, irrelevancies, analogies.
Example: They fall into three main types: Distraction; Ambiguity; and Form.
1. Fallacies of Distraction
Ad baculum (Veiled threat): "to the stick": - threatening an opponent if they don’t agree with
you; - "If you don’t agree with me you’ll get hurt!"
2. Fallacies of Ambiguity
Division: assuming that what is true of whole must be true of the parts; - "The Lakers are a
great team, so every player must be great too."
3. Fallacies of Form
Post hoc ergo propter hoc (False cause): "after this, therefore because of this;" - assuming
that a temporal sequence proves a causal relationship; - "I saw a great movie before my test;
that must be why I did so well."

An emotional appeal is a method of persuasion that's designed to create an emotional response.

Emotional appeals persuade audiences by arousing the emotions. They refer to the speaker or
writer’s goal of arousing the emotions of an audience to move them to act.
Example: Emotional appeals are especially prevalent in advertising. When fashion magazines
play on our insecurities about body image, they're using emotional appeals. When political
ads play on our fears, telling us that voting for someone will lead to financial ruin or wars,
they're using emotional appeals.

Technically, facts are those things that have occurred in reality. However, unsupported facts are
those facts claimed by an individual or a group of individuals that have actually occurred but were
unable to provide sufficient evidence to support their claim.

In addition, unsupported facts can also be, or actually have been seen to have took place
but, then there is an existing contention that a certain event really have not took place.

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LEARNING TASK 1: Identify whether the given statements are faulty logic, unsupported facts
and emotional appeal. Write FL if it is faulty logic, UF if it is unsupported facts and EA if it is
emotional appeal.
1.Young men in Britain between the ages of 18 and 25 drink too much alcohol.
2.A telephone company ad shows a small, sweet grandmother sitting patiently by the phone waiting
for he loved ones to call.
3.As mayor, my top priority will be improving education. So my first act of office will be to cut funding
for our public schools
4.“You must buy a lottery ticket, or you will not win the lottery,” and later concluded “Since you
bought a ticket, you will win the lottery.
5.Your neighbor said that your family is a mess.
6. Ms. Bauer is an incompetent math teacher. She always wears blue jeans.
7. Nike shoes have been proven to support your leg muscles and make you stronger.
8. Soccer is a better sport than baseball.
9. Grocery store commercial that shows a happy family sitting around the table at Thanksgiving.
10. Prof. Drake says, "All students turn their papers in on time." Rachel says, "But I'm a student and I turn
my papers in late." Mean Old Drake says, "Then you're not really a student."
11. A real estate ad that shows a happy young family with children moving into the home of their dreams.
12. PE is the best class.
13. Essay exams should be abolished because they require writing skills.
14. A baby products commercial that shows dad having a "night in" with his sons.
15. I don't have any children, but I take my niece and my neighbor's child to the zoo and the park every
week or so. I can tell children really love me.
16. Beauty comes from within.
17. “Can you believe that those politicians don’t want to raise the minimum wage right after giving
themselves a big pay raise?!”
18. Juan is an impressive speaker because he always touches his listeners deeply.
19. Hey, I helped you. You should help me!
20. Suds 'n Spuds is a great restaurant; no one has reported someone dying of poisoning yet!