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New presidential rankings place Obama in top 10, Reagan and Trump below Biden
The article is not blatantly biased but contains conservative undertones. From the title, the expediency bias leans conservative because it implies that two Republican presidents, Ronald Reagan and Donald Trump, got snubbed while the two Democratic ones, Obama and Biden, were ranked higher then they should have. The author, Michael Lee, has a history of working for conservative media outlets such as the Washington Examiner, Bongino.com, and Unbiased America. His tone is slightly negative against the Presidential Greatness Project and how they went about ranking each president. His diction is similarly negative and uses quotes in a way that can create the impression that the contributors to the project are out-of-touch elitists. The article does not include any sources that showcase a different perspective or even a link to the source of the rankings. Overall, the source is biased towards conservatives with subpar reliability.
I think any ratings based article would always be somehow biased unless there is clear data supporting the ratings. Otherwise, comparing cities, states, people would always be subjective as we can …Read MoreI think any ratings based article would always be somehow biased unless there is clear data supporting the ratings. Otherwise, comparing cities, states, people would always be subjective as we can choose what criteria to focus on. It is a good idea to do a research about the author as it can uncover many things we see in the text but cannot explain them with no author’s background. Read Less
I agree with you that this article contains blatant conservative undertones. It becomes clear from reading the article that the author believes that the rankings are not accurate. I also do think that …Read MoreI agree with you that this article contains blatant conservative undertones. It becomes clear from reading the article that the author believes that the rankings are not accurate. I also do think that it is almost impossible to create a truly bipartisan and unbiased rating of US presidents. Republicans will always see conservative presidents as some of the best. Democrats will always rank liberal presidents higher on the list. It is incredibly difficult to create a nonpartisan ranking for something that is so controversial. Read Less