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    The document discusses biases and prejudices. It defines bias as a tendency to lean in a certain direction favorably or unfavorably, while prejudice refers to pre-judging without evidence. Examples are provided to differentiate between biases, such as favoring one gender or religion, and prejudices, like assuming someone is gay based on their actions. The learning target is to determine biases and prejudices through examples. Scenarios are presented for the reader to identify if they contain biases or prejudices and explain their judgments.

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    The document discusses biases and prejudices. It defines bias as a tendency to lean in a certain direction favorably or unfavorably, while prejudice refers to pre-judging without evidence. Examples are provided to differentiate between biases, such as favoring one gender or religion, and prejudices, like assuming someone is gay based on their actions. The learning target is to determine biases and prejudices through examples. Scenarios are presented for the reader to identify if they contain biases or prejudices and explain their judgments.

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    The document discusses biases and prejudices. It defines bias as a tendency to lean in a certain direction favorably or unfavorably, while prejudice refers to pre-judging without evidence. Examples are provided to differentiate between biases, such as favoring one gender or religion, and prejudices, like assuming someone is gay based on their actions. The learning target is to determine biases and prejudices through examples. Scenarios are presented for the reader to identify if they contain biases or prejudices and explain their judgments.

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    Who among them are

    successful business
    owner?
    Who among them are
    school leader?
    How did you make
    your choice?
    Learning Objectives:

    Differentiate biases from


    prejudices

    ENG9LC-IVf-13.3:
    Learning Target

    I can differentiate bias from


    prejudice

    I can determine bias and


    prejudice through examples
    closely related
    often used interchangeably

    BIAS PREJUDICE
    What is …?
    PREJUDIC
    • refers E
    to pre-judging before
    looking at the evidence
    • an unfavorable opinion or
    feeling beforehand without
    knowledge, thought, or reason
    • can have a strong influence
    on how people behave and
    interact with others,
    particularly with those who
    are different from another
    group.
    An individual may be
    prejudiced against others
    based on factors such as:

    Gender Age
    Class status
    Nationality Religion
    Race
    Sexual
    EXAMPLES
    I don’t want
    blacks living in my
    neighborhood.
    EXAMPLES
    Assuming
    someone is gay
    because of the
    way he acts.
    “favoritism What is …?
    ” BIAS “unfairness
    ”
    • It is tendency to lean a certain
    direction, either in favour of or
    against a particular thing.
    • Lack of neutral viewpoint
    POSITIVE NEGATIVE
    Leaning favorably Leaning negatively
    toward something or against something or
    thinking possibly of it thinking poorly of it
    when used with the when used with the
    preposition preposition
    “TOWARDS” “AGAINST”
    (biased towards) (biased against)
    EXAMPLES
    In other Christian sectors,
    the preacher position is only
    given to males and not to
    females.
    EXAMPLES
    Sectarian schools only
    accept students who
    share the same religious
    beliefs.
    Let’s
    Practice
    TEAMWORK
    Read the given scenarios
    properly. Detect the biases and
    prejudices if there are any. If you
    cannot detect them, write none.
    Explain your judgement after
    your chosen answer.
    EXAMPLES
    PREJUDICE 1. Firing a woman from her
    job upon learning of her pregnancy.

    Because they assume that pregnant woman


    can be a burden to work.
    1. Thinking that someone who is
    physically impaired is also a
    mentally challenged.
    2. Treating someone like a
    convicted killer even years
    of being acquitted of
    murder.
    3. Denying a couple of the
    same gender from getting
    a visa because of their
    sexual preference.
    4. Seeking evaluations from
    independent experts yet
    arriving at one’s subjective
    decision.
    5. Joining a group in a
    university without
    hesitations and
    reservations.

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