D. CHAPTER 4 Understanding Bias 693 'During the Great Depression, President Hoover dined each night at the White House in regal splendor. He had thought about cutting back but decided it would be bad for the morale of the country. "If he changed his habits one bit, it would seem a sign of lost confidence. "So each evening Hoover entered the dining room in black tie, ready to consume seven full courses. "Buglers in uniform heralded his arrival and departure with glittering trumpets, even when the only guest was his wife. "Such behavior earned Hoover the reputation of being insensitive, but that was not the case. 'He never visited a bread line or a relief shelter because he could not bear to see suffering. "When the press criticized him, he withdrew, wounded and hurt. 'Rumors that circulated about him were as painful as they were ridiculous. 1ºIt was said, for instance, that dogs instinctively disliked him; that he had masterminded the kidnapping and murder of Charles Lindbergh's infant son; that roses wilted in his hands. "Hoover was doing all he could to promote recovery, more than any earlier president. 12Yet he was scorned. 1³His natural sullenness turned to self-pity. 14"You can't expect to see calves running in the field the day after you put the bull to the cows," Calvin Coolidge reassured him. 15"No," said an exasperated Hoover, "but I would expect to see contented cows." 7. The biased words include A. the Great Depression, his wife, recovery. B. the White House, relief shelter, calves running in the field. C. not the case, doing all he could, more than any earlier president. 8. The author's bias is in favor of A. a sign of lost confidence. B. the critical press. C. Hoover.

D. CHAPTER 4 Understanding Bias 693 'During the Great Depression, President Hoover dined each night at the White House in regal splendor. He had thought about cutting back but decided it would be bad for the morale of the country. "If he changed his habits one bit, it would seem a sign of lost confidence. "So each evening Hoover entered the dining room in black tie, ready to consume seven full courses. "Buglers in uniform heralded his arrival and departure with glittering trumpets, even when the only guest was his wife. "Such behavior earned Hoover the reputation of being insensitive, but that was not the case. 'He never visited a bread line or a relief shelter because he could not bear to see suffering. "When the press criticized him, he withdrew, wounded and hurt. 'Rumors that circulated about him were as painful as they were ridiculous. 1ºIt was said, for instance, that dogs instinctively disliked him; that he had masterminded the kidnapping and murder of Charles Lindbergh's infant son; that roses wilted in his hands. "Hoover was doing all he could to promote recovery, more than any earlier president. 12Yet he was scorned. 1³His natural sullenness turned to self-pity. 14"You can't expect to see calves running in the field the day after you put the bull to the cows," Calvin Coolidge reassured him. 15"No," said an exasperated Hoover, "but I would expect to see contented cows." 7. The biased words include A. the Great Depression, his wife, recovery. B. the White House, relief shelter, calves running in the field. C. not the case, doing all he could, more than any earlier president. 8. The author's bias is in favor of A. a sign of lost confidence. B. the critical press. C. Hoover.