I am sure I buy that, by definition
Posted on: July 20, 2017 at 09:41:25 CT
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I did take the time to check. We all carry some pre-conceived notions, but calling them "unreasoned" doesn't fit for me.
noun
1.
a particular tendency, trend, inclination, feeling, or opinion, especially one that is preconceived or unreasoned: illegal bias against older job applicants; the magazine’s bias toward art rather than photography;
our strong bias in favor of the idea.
2.
unreasonably hostile feelings or opinions about a social group; prejudice:
accusations of racial bias.
3.
an oblique or diagonal line of direction, especially across a woven fabric.
4.
Statistics. a systematic as opposed to a random distortion of a statistic as a result of sampling procedure.