Question

During your initial research for a thesis paper, you read through various articles on President Harry Truman’s firing of General Douglas MacArthur. One of the articles presents numerous criticisms of Truman’s logic. You read about the author and see that he once was an officer under MacArthur’s command. Although this article presents information that supports your thesis, what should you take into consideration?

Answer 1

That the author is biased because he was once under the command of the man he wrote the article about. He knew MacArthur and is more inclined to be on his side rather than Truman’s so he may not be including information that would make MacArthur look bad but rather focusing on facts that support him and facts that don’t support Truman

Answer 2

The answer is D. bias