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Bias can have two meanings.

The first meaning of bias is favoring a person or thing over others because of personal feelings, not because of objective and fair judgment.

For example:

Companies whose top jobs go only to men show a bias against women.

I have a bias for sweet desserts: I never touch the healthy ones.

In a research context, a biased sample describes a sample that is not representative. For more on this meaning of biased, select AWL word 'random' and see Exercise 4. 

an automatic judgment against a group

preferring something without looking at all the facts

an attitude based on emotions rather than facts

taking a position after thinking about all the facts

Which answers are closest in meaning to the first meaning of bias? Choose the 3 correct answers.

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an automatic judgment against a group

preferring something without looking at all the facts

an attitude based on emotions rather than facts

taking a position after thinking about all the facts
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People with a bias do not think about what is REALLY better or more important.

They do not think about all sides.

People with a bias automatically think that one thing (or one group) is better than others.

a person who does not give a fat person a job because he does not like fat people

a research sample in which some members of the population had more chances of being included in the sample than others

a math teacher who thinks girls can't do math, so she focuses only on the boys in the class

a TV news report that gives equal time to both sides of a story

Which answers below best explain the meaning of bias? Choose the 3 correct answers.

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a research sample in which some members of the population had more chances of being included in the sample than others

a person who does not give a fat person a job because he does not like fat people

a math teacher who thinks girls can't do math, so she focuses only on the boys in the class

a TV news report that gives equal time to both sides of a story
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Writers who feel very strongly about something often emphasize certain points and ignore others. As a result, what they write about will be biased and will not give us all the relevant information.

 

 

an article that leaves out some of the facts

a research report that does not give us all the results

an analysis that gives us only the disadvantages of something

a balanced description that tells us exactly what happened

Which of the following are examples of bias?

Choose the 3 correct answers. 

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a research report that does not give us all the results

an analysis that gives us only the disadvantages of something

an article that leaves out some of the facts

a balanced description that tells us exactly what happened
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Not every source of information can be trusted. Before you accept what you read, you should always check if the writer is biased.

This exercise focuses on questions that can help you see if an article is biased.

For information on what an unbiased or neutral point of view means, see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Neutral_point_of_view

Is the writer using words that give you positive or negative feelings about something?

Is the writer an expert in his field?

What is missing here - are there sources or explanations that have been left out?

Does the article present only one view of what happened?

Read the questions below. Which of these questions can help you see if an article is biased? Choose the 3 correct answers.

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What is missing here - are there sources or explanations that have been left out?

Does the article present only one view of what happened?

Is the writer using words that give you positive or negative feelings about something?

Is the writer an expert in his field?
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Bias can be very tricky and we often don't realize that we are biased.

Read and answer the following riddle.

I don't know, I will look at the answer.

This is a question that plays on assumptions about gender and relationships. The answer is that George's old friend is a woman.
Here's why it works: When we read "he moved away" and "his friend," we naturally assume George is male and our bias towards men having 'friends' who are men and 'girlfriends' who are women makes us think George's friend is also a man. But the riddle never actually states the friend's gender - it only uses "friend" without pronouns.
But the friend is a woman who:

Married a man George never knew (6 years ago)
Had a daughter named after herself (5 years old)
Is named Nancy

So when the friend says "meet my daughter, named after her mother," George immediately knows to call the little girl "Nancy" because that's his woman friend's name.
The riddle cleverly misdirects us through our own bias about gender, making us think it's impossible for George to know the daughter's name when the solution is actually quite straightforward.

A boy named George lived in a small town. After high school, he moved away. For ten years, George did not get any news or information from anyone in the town.

Finally, George went home for a visit. He took a train to the small town. In the train station, George met an old friend of his from high school.

While George and his friend talked in the train station, the friend said, "Six years ago I met someone you never knew, and we got married."

Then the friend said, "Meet my daughter. She is five years old and named after her mother." Right away, George said to the little girl, "Hello Nancy."

How did George know the little girl's name?

 

Response:

I don't know, I will look at the answer.

I think that I know the answer, now I will check to see if I am right.