Bias and Focus

Bias

Bias verb - To cause to have often negative opinions formed without sufficient knowledge.

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Focus and bias are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Focus" instead a verb "Bias".

Nearby Words: biased, biassed, biasing, biasness

Focus verb - To fix (as one's attention) steadily toward a central objective.

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Bias and focus are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bias" instead a verb "Focus".

Nearby Words: focused, focal, focusing

clear	clear bias	clear focus
specific	specific bias	specific focus
certain	certain bias	certain focus
obvious	obvious bias	obvious focus
Other adjectives: simple, heavy, strong, actual, real, big, extreme, slight, major, political, significant.

Other times, the researchers are creating focus groups with a built in Confirmation Bias who only tell them to stay the course instead of pointing out problems that proper research would reveal.

Source: Web Video / Jimquisition
Survivorship Bias: The film and its entire premise runs on this trope; its focus is on a small number (by comparison) of Jews that were spared the Holocaust thanks to Schindler's actions.

Source: Film / Schindler's List
Survivorship Bias: Ryan Stone is one out of two astronauts to survive the opening scenes, but she remains the central focus of the film even before George Clooney's character dies.

Source: Film / Gravity

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