Perspective & Bias

Perspective refers to a particular attitude or way of thinking about an event or an idea.

This definition from the Oxford dictionary provides a framework for how to think about perspective when analyzing sources for academic research.

Bias is a strong feeling in favor of, or against an idea or a people group.

One way to consider the difference between perspective and bias is that perspective is often associated with the action of thinking, while bias is related to an emotional feeling.

This video gives a good explanation about the difference between perspective and bias.

There's another layer of perspective and bias that needs to be addressed when doing academic research.

Each step of designing, conducting, or analyzing a experiment has the potential for bias that is unique to scientific testing. To find out more about what to look for in research bias, explore this article.

Limiters & Operators

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