Identify Any Unnecessary and Potentially Offensive References to Gender, Race

question 137

Essay

Identify any unnecessary and potentially offensive references to gender, race, or other features in the following passage and, as necessary, rewrite the passage in neutral language.
Another crime news item: "Authorities who were investigating the Eastgate Mall burglaries last night arrested Lewis Thompkins, a black man about twenty-five years old."

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Definitions:

Experiment

A methodical investigation conducted to test a hypothesis by manipulating and controlling certain variables to observe the effect on other variables.

Psychology Course

An academic unit or program that studies the mind, behavior, and the underlying psychological processes, often covering topics such as cognition, emotion, and social interaction.

Rodents

Rodents are mammals characterized by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in both the upper and lower jaws, commonly including rats, mice, squirrels, and hamsters.

Primates

An order of mammals that includes humans, monkeys, and apes, characterized by large brains, opposable thumbs, and complex social behaviors.