Detrimental Effects Of Bias

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All humans are biased in one way or another, it is human nature. Bias is when one thinks their way is the only way, and has no care about others beliefs. Bias is thinking people who do not share the same views are wrong. Bias can be based on multiple things. Bias just comes down to the person. When someone is bias arguments have no end because a person has already made a judgement and will stick to it. People who are bias think it is their way or the highway. When bias is brought into the real world it can cause problems with unseen effects and in the media frenzy that has dominated news for years bias gets in the way of informative news. Out of the six power house networks, five share the same political views. Five networks have liberal

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