biased
adjectiveInfluenced by a preference or prejudice that undermines impartiality.
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Clear all filtersInfluenced by a preference or prejudice that undermines impartiality.
Giving disproportionately greater weight to an immediate outcome than to a later one.
Overweighting immediate outcomes
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Not distorted by a personal preference or prejudice.
Emotional distance that can allow a situation to be judged without personal bias.
Impartial because one has no personal stake in the outcome.
Not influenced by strong emotion or personal bias.
Fair and just toward the people involved.
Willing to consider people and arguments without bias or favoritism.
Fair and not favoring one side or interest.
Without favoritism
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Fairness that avoids favoring a person, side, or viewpoint without reason.
Fairness without bias
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Unfair or unequal in an unjust way.
Not aligned with or favoring a political party.
Based on evidence and fair judgment rather than personal preference.
Judgment guided by evidence rather than personal feelings or interests.
Evidence-guided judgment
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Favoring one side or person instead of judging evenhandedly.
Showing favoritism
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A particular preference or an inclination to favor one side.
Strongly favoring a particular side, group, or cause.
To make someone or something more likely to respond or develop in a particular way.
Influenced by a preconceived opinion that lacks a fair basis.
To distort or give an uneven direction to something.
Influenced by individual views, feelings, or experience.
Promoting a particular viewpoint through a strongly biased presentation.
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