11. I think one of the fallacies erm that you touched on is this question of political bias. 12. Brace said political bias would not be a factor, although fatigue could cause human error. 13. But Finkelstein argues that even if filters were free of political bias, they would block some sites in error because they cannot understand context. 14. But maybe this is a good occasion to talk about political bias in economic analysis. 15. But the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press studied this question and found little evidence of political bias in national political polls. 16. Every year, the lists of winners are scrupulously examined for signs of political bias, lowbrow leanings or simple ignorance on the part of the judging committees. 17. First of all, academic research in economics is by and large carried out without strong political bias. 18. Governments whose abuses are exposed by Amnesty and other rights monitors often seek to defend themselves by accusing the groups of political bias and inaccurate reporting. 19. Her successor, Socolow, said in an interview that he had seen no evidence of either political bias or questionable criteria in the selection process. 20. Like most journalists about to moderate a presidential debate, Jim Lehrer says he has no political biases that might get in the way of the job. |