noun · neutral
bias
/ˈbaɪəs/BI·as
Band 6-7speakingtask2
an unfair preference or tendency to favour one side or opinion over others
Examples
“Many viewers complained about bias in the election coverage.”
“Teachers should avoid bias when grading.”
“There is a noticeable bias against small businesses in that report.”
Band 8 sentence
“While advertising revenue pressures editorial independence, reporters must still strive to minimise bias in their coverage.”
Collocations
- media bias
- bias against
- show bias
Word family
bias nounto bias verbbiased adjectiveunbiased adjective
Common mistakes
in news→in the news
prejudice (for media reporting)→bias
Say it for a higher band
5prejudice→6one-sidedness→7+bias
Synonyms
prejudice
partiality
Easily confused
prejudice
“The politician's remarks revealed a deep prejudice against immigrants.”
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