Question

Adrian used primarily Web sources for his informative speech about gun control. However, his over-reliance on the Web site sponsored by the National Rifle Association caused his speech to be slanted in one direction, rather than presenting multiple sides of the issue. Which of the following statements best explains this situation? Group of answer choices

Answer 1

Answer:

The answer is: Adrian didn't determine the objectivity of the NRA sponsored website before preparing his speech.

Explanation:

Sometimes people are very passionate about certain topics and gun control is one of them. You either support much stricter gun control laws in an attempt to prevent unnecessary killings or you despise any type of gun control since it undermines your basic rights as a US citizen. Other "hot" debate topics are abortion, LGTB rights, etc.

In order to understand and put into context what any website is trying to communicate to you, you must understand what position they take on certain issues. In this specific case, the NRA is totally against gun control so their position will be totally biased and extremist.

If your are going to look online for information, you can't rely on just one source (this applies to all information). The websites you find will usually favor extreme positions on these "hot topics". They lobby their position undermining and sometimes even being offensive against those who don't share their beliefs. Only after you get to read about both positions, you can formulate a better general view of the situation.