Which of the following is true about biased sources?

• A. They distort by selectively presenting facts, framing issues, and using loaded language to favor a viewpoint.
• B. They always present all sides equally.
• C. They are always neutral.
• D. They have no effect on understanding.

Answer: (A)

Biased sources push a viewpoint by shaping what you see: they distort by selectively presenting facts, framing issues, and using loaded language to favor a certain side. This means they often leave out important context, emphasize emotionally charged details, and choose wording that makes one position seem stronger. Because of this, they influence how you understand an issue, guiding your interpretations rather than letting you judge the evidence fairly. The statement that best fits this idea is that biased sources distort through selective facts, framing, and loaded language to favor a viewpoint. The claim that they always present all sides, are always neutral, or have no effect on understanding doesn’t fit, since bias by its nature is not balanced, neutral, or inconsequential.