“Objectives
Students will be able to:-
1. identify how the writer’s word choice affects the meaning of the text.
2. identify persuasive techniques used in pieces of propaganda.”
http://pulse.pharmacy.arizona.edu/10th_grade/dawn_new/language_arts/propaganda.html
YEP, they attempt to “couch” their bias, but anyone who graduated from HS can pick it up by word choice, tone, inflection, omissions (ala Katie Couric) etc.