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2016 Postmortem

Ken Burch

(50,254 posts) Wed Apr 13, 2016, 09:33 PM Apr 2016

What's the difference between a biased fact and an unbiased fact?

And who decides which is which?

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What's the difference between a biased fact and an unbiased fact? (Original Post) Ken Burch Apr 2016 OP

Fact are neither biased or unbiased ... 1StrongBlackMan Apr 2016 #1

You can still slant a fact. Beartracks Apr 2016 #2

Perception in the eye of the perceiver. hobbit709 Apr 2016 #3

It depends on what the meaning of "is" is. TheDormouse Apr 2016 #4

"I did not have a linguistic relationship with that dictionary." Raster Apr 2016 #5

1StrongBlackMan

(31,849 posts)

1. Fact are neither biased or unbiased ...

Reply to Ken Burch (Original post)

Wed Apr 13, 2016, 09:40 PM

Apr 2016

I think you may be confusing "facts" with "opinions", that may, or may not, be informed by facts.

Beartracks

(12,809 posts)

2. You can still slant a fact.

Reply to Ken Burch (Original post)

Wed Apr 13, 2016, 10:00 PM

Apr 2016

Usually by word choice, or leaving out important context, with the intent of giving false impressions about the meaning or importance of the fact.

When caught trying to manipulate someone with said fact, you get huffy and say (nod-nod-wink-wink), "But, it's a FACT!"

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