Be sure to carefully examine any author's premise, argument, and methodology to ascertain whether he or she has consciously or unwittingly pursued the above strategies.
You are even more likely to encounter prejudice and bias in primary sources : newspaper editorials, political cartoons, and "private" sources such as letters, diaries, etc.
On this, see also fiction. Finally, beware of presenting biased or prejudiced views of your own, or manufacturing dishonest evidence. When writing, seek to avoid the pitfalls of the four negative strategies described above - on which, see also Don't s and The Ethics of Quoting. We conclude this section with an obvious example of bias and prejudice - one that again falls within the parameters of our larger theme of the events leading up to World War II - from a well-known source: Adolf Hitler's Mein Kampf.
Hitler's Mein Kampf was written during his brief period of incarceration following the failure of the beer hall putsch, his abortive effort in to overthrow the post-World War I German government. The book amounts to a detailed manifesto in which Hitler articulates his theories of history, politics, nationhood, and race.
Historians recognize in the book, written ten years before Hitler assumed control of Germany, a blueprint of the basic strategies, both domestic and foreign, he was later to pursue. The following excerpts refer to his views on nature and racial mixing, specifically, his views on the possible union of non-Jewish Germans "Aryans" with Jews whom Hitler routinely refers to as "a pack of wolves," a "herd of rats" and "parasite[s]" [, , ] :.
Notice that Hitler here is guilty of all four of the above-listed criteria identifying bias and prejudice:. More Definitions for bias. Kids Definition of bias Entry 1 of 2. Kids Definition of bias Entry 2 of 2. Legal Definition of bias. Get Word of the Day daily email!
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Ask the Editors 'Everyday' vs. What Is 'Semantic Bleaching'? How 'literally' can mean "figuratively". Literally How to use a word that literally drives some pe Is Singular 'They' a Better Choice? The awkward case of 'his or her'. Take the quiz. It comprises contempt and veiled prejudice that is also a type of bias.
My wife has been telling me about them. She has abandoned her Tuesdays at home, has thrown over all her acquaintances, and goes tramping about by herself, moping in the street-cars, getting in after dark. The Awakening by Kate Chopin. The doctor is clearly against women and assumes that modern women have impacted the mind of Mrs.
Pontellier is describing how his wife, Edna Pontellier has acted in a different way than a woman having children and a husband should behave. Leonce has also verified these comments of a doctor. This shows that both the men are biased against the only female in the story, Edna Pontellier.
Mark you this, Bassanio, The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose. An evil soul producing holy witness Is like a villain with a smiling cheek, A goodly apple rotten at the heart. Antonio, a character in the Merchant of Venice speaks these words about Shylock, the Jew. He is referring to him in highly scornful terms to demonstrate that the Jew is an evil incarnate. These lines are important as Antonio and Bassanio display bias against Shylock or the entire Jewish community.
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