Biased Language ________

question 78

Multiple Choice

Biased language ________.

• A) often leads listeners to disbelieve unfair stereotypes
• B) conveys meaning without carrying negative connotations
• C) avoids words and phrases that unfairly categorize or stigmatize people
• D) perpetuates the underlying stereotypes and prejudices that it represents

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Definitions:

Voluntary Stable Single

An individual's lifestyle choice to remain single, identifying it as a stable and satisfying condition rather than a temporary or undesirable status.

Homosexual Couples

Two people of the same sex or gender identity who are in a romantic and potentially sexual relationship with each other.

Heterosexual Couples

A romantic partnership between two individuals of the opposite sex.

Skewed Sex Ratios

An imbalance in the number of males to females in a population, which can result from various factors including selective birth practices, migration, or mortality rates.