what does this mean?

Question

biased...im not exactly sure what this means

Answer 1

Biased means that we tend to judge something or someone, or to be for or against something or someone based on a preconceived notion or a previous experience.

For example, when we see someone of a certain skin color we assume lots of things about that person, without even knowing that person. So we tend either to approach or to avoid them.

Or when we try to talk about an issue such as immigration, we often can't have a discussion based on the facts, because people already have certain beliefs that cause them to be for or against a topic before they often know the facts about them.

Biases get in the way of really knowing people and issues.

The next time you have a reaction to a person or an issue, try to become aware of your bias. Ask yourself why you think that and try to put your bias aside. Before you judge a person or a topic, try to get the know the person or the facts first, then make your judgement.

Answer 2

If someone is biased, then they are inclined to lean towards one side of an arguement.

If I said that David Wright was the best player in baseball, but I'm biased, then that would mean that I think David Wright is the best baseball player because I like him and the team he plays for.

I'm biased towards saying that a player on the Mets is the best rather than a player on another team because I like the Mets.

If I said I wanted the North to win the Civil War because I am from the North, then I would look at the sides completely differently. That would mean I'm biased towards the North.

Answer 3

Having the context in which the word is used might help.

It can mean having a preference or an inclination, especially one that inhibits impartial judgment. Just think about the high level of unfair play in America. There are biases on account of what people want and whom they want to help.

Answer 4

Biased means that you have a personal or vested interest in something which does not permit you to make an objective decision. For example, if your brother was running for president and you were supporting him, it would be difficult to argue the reasons that he would be a good president because you are "biased."

Answer 5

When you are interviewed for jury duty they try to decide whether you are biased for that particular court case. For example, if the court cases issue was gun control, they would want to find out your view on guns. If your best friend was killed with a gun you might be biased to that court case because you think that guns should be done away with.

It just means that you have a certian view towards something because of your experience with it.

Answer 6

It's meaning is similar to prejudiced. I were to be biased against, say, cheerleaders, then I would presume something about someone because they are a cheerleader. A bias is a predisposition to think a certain way about certain people without knowing them.
The answer before mine is another meaning of biased.

Answer 7

Biased:

. an oblique or diagonal line of direction, esp. across a woven fabric.
2. a particular tendency or inclination, esp. one that prevents unprejudiced consideration of a question; prejudice.
3. Statistics. a systematic as opposed to a random distortion of a statistic as a result of sampling procedure.
4. Lawn Bowling. a. a slight bulge or greater weight on one side of the ball or bowl.
b. the curved course made by such a ball when rolled.

5. Electronics. the application of a steady voltage or current to an active device, as a diode or transistor, to produce a desired mode of operation.
6. a high-frequency alternating current applied to the recording head of a tape recorder during recording in order to reduce distortion.
–adjective 7. cut, set, folded, etc., diagonally: This material requires a bias cut.
–adverb 8. in a diagonal manner; obliquely; slantingly: to cut material bias.
–verb (used with object) 9. to cause partiality or favoritism in (a person); influence, esp. unfairly: a tearful plea designed to bias the jury.
10. Electronics. to apply a steady voltage or current to (the input of an active device).
—Idiom11. on the bias, a. in the diagonal direction of the cloth.
b. out of line; slanting.



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[Origin: 1520–30; < MF biais oblique < OPr, prob. < VL *(e)bigassius < Gk epikársios oblique, equiv. to epi- epi- + -karsios oblique]


—Synonyms 2. predisposition, preconception, predilection, partiality, proclivity; bent, leaning. Bias, prejudice mean a strong inclination of the mind or a preconceived opinion about something or someone. A bias may be favorable or unfavorable: bias in favor of or against an idea. Prejudice implies a preformed judgment even more unreasoning than bias, and usually implies an unfavorable opinion: prejudice against a race. 9. predispose, bend, incline, dispose.
—Antonyms 2. impartiality.

Answer 8

here's an example of being biased....

a mother looks down at her georgeous newborn baby and says, "you are the most beautiful baby in this world."

That mother is being biased.

Biased is an opinion which a person has which is based on or formed due to other personal or professional interests.

A corporate boss may give his undeserving lazy son a promotion and in this case he is be biased.

Answer 9

In other words, it's prejudice.

It's when you think one thing without actually knowing if that thing is really like what you think... :)

For example, you are biased if you think that a black person will always be a gangster. You don't know this for sure. You have no facts to prove your statement.

Answer 10

It means a one sided view, usually in the sense for having a preference to one particular point of view