Bias
Bias noun - An attitude that always favors one way of feeling or acting especially without considering any other possibilities.
Usage example: he has a powerful bias towards sentimentality, which comes through even in his grittier stories
Favor is a synonym for bias. In some cases you can use "Favor" instead the word "Bias" as a noun or a verb.
Favor
Favor verb - To show partiality toward.
Usage example: older moviegoers tend to favor films that have certain extras—like a plot and developed characters
Bias is a synonym for favor in preference topic. Sometimes you can use "Bias" instead the word "Favor" as a noun or a verb, if it concerns topics such as approval.
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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A preacher would be stricken from the jury in a case like this, due to perceived bias in favor of the defendant.
Source: Film / God's Not Dead 2 - A preacher would most likely be stricken from the jury in a case like this, due to perceived bias in favor of the defendant.
Source: Hollywood Law - If the critic has a strong bias against or in favor of a genre, style, director, actor, or what have you, and they allow that acerbic vitriol or blind admiration to fill their review, they're driving a Bias Steamroller.
Source: Bias Steamroller
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