biased

English translation: to have strong preferences

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English term or phrase:	biased
Selected answer:	to have strong preferences
Entered by:	Kim Metzger

01:12 Jul 22, 2002

English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature

English term or phrase: biased

but remember, i am biased.

pamela

I have my own preferences

Explanation:
Biased means to lean in one direction. So a person might be biased toward Fords or Chevies or McDonald's hamburgers for instance.

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Or biased toward luxury hotels.

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Bias and prejudice are different. To have a bias is not necessarily an ugly thing, whereas to be prejudiced is. A bias is really a strong preference for something or against something.

\"A bias is a mental or emotional state that predisposes one for or against something. Bias may be for or against; in this respect it differs from prejudice, which is a preconceived attitude that is almost always against. \"
Theodore Bernstein - The Careful Writer

Selected response from:

Kim Metzger
Mexico
Local time: 09:35

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4 +10

I have my own preferences

Kim Metzger

5 +6

I do not claim to be a neutral observer

Fuad Yahya

5 +2

having or showing bias or prejudice

Daniela McKeeby

4 +3

one-sided / partial / predisposed / prejudiced

JH Trads

3 +4

my mind is already made up

GaryG

4 +3

This is my opinion...

jerrie

5 +1

"predisposed toward something - in favor of "

CHENOUMI (X)

4 -1

this is subjective

alx

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6 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +10

I have my own preferences

Kim Metzger
Mexico
Local time: 09:35
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 277

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6 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

having or showing bias or prejudice

Explanation:
also, biassed

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bias[4,transitive verb] bi.ased

Main Entry: 4bias
Function: transitive verb
Date: circa 1628
Inflected Form(s): bi.ased or bi.assed; bi.as.ing or bi.as.sing
1 : to give a settled and often prejudiced outlook to
2 : to apply a slight negative or positive voltage to (as an electron-tube grid)
synonym see INCLINE

Main Entry: bi.ased
Function: adjective
Date: 1649
1 : exhibiting or characterized by bias; especially : PREJUDICED
2 : tending to yield one outcome more frequently than others in a statistical experiment
3 : having an expected value different from the quantity or parameter estimated

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TV news biased against Palestinians, says study

Matt Wells, media correspondent
Tuesday April 16, 2002
The Guardian

British television news is routinely biased towards the Israeli view of the conflict, according to academic research.

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tr.v. bi·ased, or bi·assed bi·as·ing, or bi·as·sing bi·as·es or bi·as·ses
To influence in a particular, typically unfair direction; prejudice.
To apply a small voltage to (a grid).

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[French biais, slant, from Provençal, perhaps ultimately from Greek epikarsios, slanted. See sker-1 in Indo-European Roots.]
Synonyms: bias, color, jaundice, prejudice, warp
These verbs mean to influence unfavorably or detrimentally: His experiences biased his outlook. Your misbehavior has colored my opinion of you. Dishonest leaders have jaundiced her view of politics. Lying has prejudiced the public against them. Bitterness has warped your judgment. See also synonyms at incline See also synonyms at predilection

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bi·ased also bi·assed (bst)
adj.
Marked by or exhibiting bias; prejudiced: gave a biased account of the trial.

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Pronunciation Key

Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.

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Bias \\Bi\"as\\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Biased (b[imac]\"ast); p. pr. & vb. n. Biasing.] To incline to one side; to give a particular direction to; to influence; to prejudice; to prepossess.

Me it had not biased in the one direction, nor should it have biased any just critic in the counter direction. --De Quincey.

Source: Webster\'s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.

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Main Entry: prej.u.diced
Pronunciation: -d&st
Function: adjective
Date: 1579
: resulting from or having a prejudice or BIAS for or especially against

Daniela McKeeby
United States
Local time: 11:35
Native speaker of:

English,

Romanian

15 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

one-sided / partial / predisposed / prejudiced

Explanation:
I think that partial or predisposed could work fine in your sentence

HTH

The Collins Dic.

JH Trads
United States
Local time: 11:35
Native speaker of:

Spanish,

French

2 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +4

my mind is already made up

Explanation:
This sounds like fair warning that the speaker will graciously allow you to express your opinion and is warning the other person that it may be an exercise in futility to try and persuade him from his point of view.

Of course, more context would help.

GaryG
Local time: 11:35
Native speaker of:

English

3 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

"predisposed toward something - in favor of "

Explanation:
Like Kim and Gary have expressed it before me, here in this context of hotels, "biased" means that the person is already in favor/predisposed toward perhaps certain names, certain locations etc.

P.S. In all other contexts, biased would have had the connotation of "prejudiced" and "partial".

Good luck!

CHENOUMI (X)
Native speaker of:

Haitian-Creole,

French

3 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +6

I do not claim to be a neutral observer

Explanation:
"Remember, I am biased" means "Please keep in mind that I do not claim to be absolutely objective. I admit to be an interested party, with my own frame of mind, which predisposes me to construe what I observe in certian ways and to interpret my experience as subjectively as anybody. What I propose is not The Truth, but My Truth, which I posit up against other proposed truths, knowing that mine is not free of relativism or subjectivity. Be aware of my perspective before you buy my view of things."

Fuad

Fuad Yahya
Native speaker of:

Arabic,

English
PRO pts in category: 12

6 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

This is my opinion...

Explanation:
but please remember that I have a particular reason for saying this.

For example, the speaker could be expressing a preference for a particular hotel or location.

I prefer Hotel X (my vote goes to Hotel X) but my main reason for this is because my family owns it.
Or, I really don't like Hotel Y, but my main reason for saying this is because the last time I stayed there all my money was stolen.

The speaker cannot be totally objective in their choice because something that applies to them personally/individually is going to influence their choice in either a positive or negative way. Hence... "but remember, I'm biased".

Dictionary definitions:
a one-sided inclination of the mind
a prejudice
any special influence that sways the mind.

hth
All the other answers are correct, too...I was just trying to put this into context for you, and try to explain as simply as possible!

jerrie
United Kingdom
Local time: 16:35
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 96

7 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): -1

this is subjective

Explanation:
biased: not objective, almost corrupt.

alx
Local time: 16:35
Native speaker of:

French

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