Speaker 1: Hey guys, today's mini goal or like the steps that you should complete in order to be on track to finishing your project on time is choose a current event and create an unbiased level three question. So you guys already know about level one, two, and three questions. We've been practicing with that all year long. So go ahead and just kind of review which of the following is a level three question. Number one, how many people serve on a jury? Number two, should we change the process of selecting jury members? And number three, where is the city of Minneapolis located? If you said number two, you're exactly correct where this one has multiple different answers and there's not really a right or wrong answer as long as you have evidence to support your answer. So your question should be a question that allows for multiple different perspectives as long as it those perspectives are explaining their answer or using reasons to support their answer. Moving on to that second part, creating an unbiased question. So how can a question be biased? Questions that are phrased in a way that lead the respondent to certain answers can be considered leading or biased. So for example, what problems did you have with fill in the blank? Why would anyone want to get the COVID-19 vaccine? Should we waste our money on colonizing Mars? So this first example, this one is a biased or leading question because it's already implying that there was a problem with whatever the subject is. This next one, also a biased or leading question because it is implying that everyone is against the vaccine, right? When there's a lot of people who are currently getting or have gotten their vaccine. This last one, the word waste kind of makes us a biased question. It's assuming that it's a waste of our time and money. It's kind of leading the respondent down the road of saying, yeah, this is kind of a waste. Okay. So we could rewrite these into unbiased questions such as, did you have any problems with blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, or what are some reasons why people would want or not want to get the COVID-19 vaccine? And last one, should we allocate our time, money, and resources towards colonizing Mars? We rephrase them just slightly, then they're unbiased. So make sure that as you are going through, look at your question and kind of look at it through the lens of bias, looking for any words or phrases that might intentionally or unintentionally lead the respondent to a certain answer. You want to make sure that your question is as bias-free as possible. Here are some example topics and questions. So that way you get some practice with what these questions should look like and some ideas of some topics that you would like to cover. The Meghan Markle and Prince Harry interview, should we pay more attention to mental health? Derek Chauvin trial, what is the best outcome for this trial? COVID-19, kind of looking at like the past, where we've been and where we are now. How will this impact the future? Early voting, when should we be allowed to vote? Draft picks, are professional athletes paid fairly? March Madness, should we pay college athletes? So as you can tell from these topics, you can pretty much choose whichever topic that you want to. It doesn't have to be political, it could be sports related, and you can still get a current event question out of it. If you have any questions or if you want me to check over the question that you are creating, or if you want help creating a question, feel free to ask. This is probably the hardest part, I feel like, is creating that question from this current event. So that's why we're spending a whole day doing it. Again, if you have any questions, make sure you ask. See you later.