Listening: Listening for Inference, Attitude, & Opinion B2 - Lesson 3: Evaluating Arguments and Identifying Speaker Bias

B2 BIAS

Evaluating Arguments

ការវាយតម្លៃអំណះអំណាង និងភាពលំអៀង

🎯 Scenario: Town Hall Meeting.
Subject: Building a new shopping mall on the old park land.
Objective: Identify "Loaded Language" (words with strong emotion).

M

The Mayor (Pro-Mall) Positive Bias

Goldmine: Suggests huge wealth (exaggeration).
Living in the past: Suggests opponents are stupid or old-fashioned.

R

Local Resident (Anti-Mall) Negative Bias

Monstrosity: Suggests it is evil or ugly.
Sanctuary: Suggests the park is holy or safe.
Concrete Jungle: Suggests it is crowded and unpleasant.

Loaded Language Decoder:

"Goldmine"

A source of great wealth. (Used to make the project sound profitable).

"Monstrosity"

Something very large and ugly. (Used to make the project sound scary).

"Sanctuary"

A safe place. (Used to make the park sound essential).

"Forward-thinking"

Planning for the future. (Used to flatter supporters).

Fact or Opinion? Click to decide.

"It will create 200 jobs."

"The building is ugly."

"It is a goldmine."

"The park is 50 years old."

Task: Write a Neutral Report

Rewrite the resident's complaint neutrally. Remove "Monstrosity" and "Concrete Jungle". Use "Development" and "Structure".