bias
To influence a person, group, or outcome in a way that is unfair or unbalanced. It involves causing someone to have a prejudice against or a preference for one particular side or opinion.
Beispiele
3 von 5I don't want to tell you my opinion first because I don't want to bias your judgment.
I don't want to influence your decision by sharing my thoughts beforehand.
The judge was concerned that the media coverage might bias the jury against the defendant.
The judge feared news reports would cause the jury to form an unfair opinion before the trial.
Seeing the price tag first will totally bias how you feel about the quality of the shirt.
Knowing the cost will change your perception of how good the product is.
Gegenteile
Wortfamilie
Merkhilfe
Think of a 'bias cut' in sewing, which is a diagonal cut across the fabric. Just as a bias cut goes 'sideways' rather than straight, to bias someone is to make their thinking lean to one side.
Schnelles Quiz
The leading questions asked by the lawyer were intended to ____ the witness's testimony.
Richtig!
Die richtige Antwort ist: bias
Beispiele
I don't want to tell you my opinion first because I don't want to bias your judgment.
everydayI don't want to influence your decision by sharing my thoughts beforehand.
The judge was concerned that the media coverage might bias the jury against the defendant.
formalThe judge feared news reports would cause the jury to form an unfair opinion before the trial.
Seeing the price tag first will totally bias how you feel about the quality of the shirt.
informalKnowing the cost will change your perception of how good the product is.
Failure to include a diverse range of participants can significantly bias the experimental results.
academicNot having diverse subjects can distort the findings of the scientific study.
Internal promotions are often criticized when personal friendships bias the selection process.
businessHiring from within is criticized if personal ties unfairly influence who gets the job.
Gegenteile
Wortfamilie
Häufige Kollokationen
Häufige Phrasen
cognitive bias
a systematic error in thinking that affects decisions
unconscious bias
social stereotypes about certain groups of people that individuals form outside their own conscious awareness
confirmation bias
the tendency to interpret new evidence as confirmation of one's existing beliefs
Wird oft verwechselt mit
Prejudice is usually a noun referring to a pre-formed opinion not based on reason; 'bias' as a verb refers to the act of influencing that opinion.
Nutzungshinweise
The verb 'bias' is most frequently used in the passive voice (e.g., 'the results were biased by...') or in academic contexts to discuss how data might be skewed.
Häufige Fehler
Learners often use the noun 'bias' where the adjective 'biased' is required, saying 'He is bias' instead of 'He is biased.'
Merkhilfe
Think of a 'bias cut' in sewing, which is a diagonal cut across the fabric. Just as a bias cut goes 'sideways' rather than straight, to bias someone is to make their thinking lean to one side.
Wortherkunft
Derived from the Old French 'biais', meaning a slant, slope, or oblique line.
Grammatikmuster
Kultureller Kontext
In modern Western discourse, 'biasing' is a major topic regarding Artificial Intelligence and how algorithms might unfairly target certain demographics.
Schnelles Quiz
The leading questions asked by the lawyer were intended to ____ the witness's testimony.
Richtig!
Die richtige Antwort ist: bias
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