Information that you get from a web site can be biased.
You should look at the information and decide if it is biased or unbiased. You need to think about why the author has created the web site.
Do they want you to think in a certain way or are they giving you lots of information so that you can make up your own mind?
There are many reasons why a site might give biased information. These include:
1. To advertise a product or service
2. To change how you think - probably to their point of view
People are biased when they give one opinion without looking at the other points of view.
You might be said to be biased if you like one picture best because your best friend painted it!
It is very difficult to be completely unbiased, but you must try to think of all the different sides.
For something to be unbiased it must give all the points of view so that you can make up your own mind.
It will consider many people's opinions or several sets of facts before giving the author's own point of view.
In this case, you may also be able to form your own opinions instead of just accepting that one set of information must be the "right one".
Take a look at this web site:
This web site looks very official, and it is true that carrots are good for you, but other vegetables should be eaten too.
Because it is made by the International Carrot Society they are biased towards getting you to eat carrots.
They have not given you a balanced view on the importance of carrots.
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