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9.28 Identify Misleading Visuals or Statistics Worksheet

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Identify Misleading Visuals or Statistics - Spot cherry‑picked scales, truncated axes, and other distortions; explain how they mislead and how to correct them. (CCSS RI.9–10.7; TEKS §110.36(c)(8)(C), (7)(F); FL ELA.9.R.2.1, ELA.9.C.5.1–5.2; VA 9.RI.3; GA ELAGSE9–10RI7; TN 9–10.RI.IKI.7; CCSS SL.9–10.2; TEKS §110.36(c)(8)(C), (7)(F); FL ELA.9.C.5.1; VA 9.RI.3, 9.W/9.LU media; GA ELAGSE9–10SL2; TN 9–10.SL.CC.2)

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Problem 1Difficulty: Mastery
A student government report says, 'Students strongly support the new schedule.' Its evidence is a lunch-table poll of 120 volunteers showing 60% support and a bar chart that starts at 45%, making the gap look huge. Which critique is most complete?
AThe volunteer sample may not represent the whole school, and the truncated bar chart overstates a moderate lead.
BThe chart is accurate because 60 is greater than 45.
CThe poll is invalid only because it was taken at lunch.
DThe report should remove all percentages and use colors only.
Solution & Explanation:A 60% result shows support, but not necessarily from a representative sample, and the shortened axis makes the difference look more dramatic than it is.
Problem 2Difficulty: Mastery
A report on air-quality sensors graphs only the highest noon reading from each week and uses that line to claim the campus has become hazardous all month. Which answer best identifies the problem?
AIt should use a darker background behind the line.
BIt should change noon to midnight.
CIt selects only peak readings, which may exaggerate typical conditions.
DIt should report fewer weeks of data.
Solution & Explanation:Peak values can matter, but they do not describe what conditions were usually like across the month.
Problem 3Difficulty: Mastery
Two maps compare graffiti reports in 2025 and 2026. The 2025 map legend runs from 0 to 10 reports, while the 2026 legend runs from 0 to 50, but both use the same light-to-dark colors. Which editor feedback is best?
AThe maps are fair because each year has its own colors.
BThe article should discuss a different problem instead of graffiti.
CThe report should remove all legends and leave the colors unexplained.
DUse the same legend scale or label the change clearly, because identical colors on different scales block a fair year-to-year comparison.
Solution & Explanation:If dark shading means different values on each map, readers may wrongly compare colors as if they represent the same amount.

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This worksheet is designed specifically for Intro to Lit English students. It aligns with educational standard RI.9–10.7 (Primary standard selected for prompt fields in this prompt cell: CCSS RI.9–10.7. Skill statement in this prompt cell: Spot cherry-picked scales, truncated axes, and other distortions; explain how they mislead and how to correct them. Associated standards listed with this skill in this prompt cell: CCSS RI.9–10.7; TEKS §110.36(c)(8)(C), (7)(F); FL ELA.9.R.2.1, ELA.9.C.5.1–5.2; VA 9.RI.3; GA ELAGSE9–10RI7; TN 9–10.RI.IKI.7; CCSS SL.9–10.2; TEKS §110.36(c)(8)(C), (7)(F); FL ELA.9.C.5.1; VA 9.RI.3, 9.W/9.LU media; GA ELAGSE9–10SL2; TN 9–10.SL.CC.2. Use this prompt-provided wording as the supporting standard description for this workflow.).

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