List Three Ways in Which Language Can Reflect Bias

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Essay

List three ways in which language can reflect bias.Describe how to avoid using these types of bias in your language.

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Definitions:

Cultural Influences

The effects that the customs, beliefs, practices, and social behavior of people within a specific culture have on their members' actions and perceptions.

Biological Influences

Factors related to genetics, brain chemistry, and physical health that affect an individual’s behavior and mental processes.

Personality Differences

Variations among individuals in terms of patterns of thinking, feeling, and behaving.

Introspection

The examination or observation of one's own mental and emotional processes.