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Belief Without a Closed Mind

3 questions. Choose the meaning or usage that best fits each situation. Try answering before reopening the passage.

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1What makes the review dispassionate?A. It ignores the consequences of the decision.B. It is not driven by strong emotion or personal feeling.C. It automatically favors the least popular proposal.D. It avoids examining evidence that might upset someone.

2Because the reviewer had no personal stake in which proposal won, she could offer a _____ assessment.A. vestedB. partisanC. disinterestedD. self-serving

3Which comparison is biased?A. It uses the same stated criteria for both proposals.B. It excuses weaknesses in a friend's proposal while treating the same weaknesses as decisive in the rival's.C. It identifies missing information before making a recommendation.D. It acknowledges a strength in an option the reviewer did not initially prefer.

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