Which of the following is not an example of biased language?
a.
“The chairman will be in shortly.”
b.
“Give each student his paper as soon as he is finished.”
c.
“Everyone has a right to his or her opinion.”
d.
“ Ask the nurse when she returns.”

Question

Which of the following is not an example of biased language?
a.
“The chairman will be in shortly.”
b.
“Give each student his paper as soon as he is finished.”
c.
“Everyone has a right to his or her opinion.”
d.
“ Ask the nurse when she returns.”

anonymous · Answer

well which one do you think sounds most opinion-y? biased language is always an opinion.

anonymous · Answer

C is not an example of biased language because it makes no assumption on the gender of the person being talked about.  The rest are gender-biased because A uses chairMAN as opposed to chairperson, B assumes the student is a male, and D assumes the nurse is a female.

jademc01 · Answer

It's not B because it says the student is male. A says chairman--not chairperson. D is saying female. So the only one that isn't biased is C. @abbeyjane50 is correct :-).

anonymous · Answer

C