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- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thefamily Platysteiridae — the black-and-white shrike-flycatcher. - proper noun One of the
Seven Sages of Greece from Priene living in the 6th century BC.
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Examples
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Bias is a criticism Mr. Harris has anticipated, though, and he damns the torpedoes.
What Unitarians Know (and Sam Harris Doesn't) Marilynne Robinson 2010
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Bias is eliminated in part by evaluating both sides of an issue.
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Since they made the playoffs I feel obligated to mention them, but the East Coast Bias is a true phenomenon.
Playoff teams? Not a fan Box Seats blogger 2010
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The basic problem with the blog Overcoming Bias is that overcoming bias requires a deep sense of humility and an understanding of the tentativeness of our ability to model reality through concepts.
Robin Hanson Video, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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May 17th, 2010 at 4: 02 pm chunkdz: Bias is eliminated in part by evaluating both sides of an issue.
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Right on the surface, my problem with a blog named "Overcoming Bias" is its assumption that bias is a thing that needs to be overcome, its assumption that bias is a bad thing.
Robin Hanson Video, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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Bias is inherent and the media will always have its positions and axe to grind, just own up to it.
Archive 2008-01-01 xtra 2008
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Bias is a problem in all forms of science, which is why part of the scientific process is to attempt to prove your hypothesis wrong -- no matter how much your hoped-for Nobel Prize or grant money may hinge on it being right.
The First World War Memoirs of Sampson J. Goodfellow: Part 1 ewillett 2008
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Bias is inherent and the media will always have its positions and axe to grind, just own up to it.
Random Media Notes xtra 2008
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Bias is not contained in those little decicions on how to word various articles - I don't think that there is a party bias in our press - they're as satisfied by either party when neither serve us, as long as both operate in service of power.
bias? David 2006
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