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HIGHSCHOOL DEPARMENT
SINSUAT AVENUE, COTABATO CITY

INTRODUCTION TO THE
PHILOSOPHY OF
THE HUMAN PERSON
Quarter 1 – Module 5
Week 5

NAME: ________________________________________
SECTION: ______________________________________
SUBJECT TEACHER: ______________________________
 ❖ Be aware of bias or the personal views of the person presenting it. Biases
are not necessarily errors in reasoning, but refer to tendencies or
influences which affect the views of people. Bias cannot be avoided in
any discussion or debate.
Bias Characteristics Example
correspondence Tendency to judge a “these soldiers who
person’s personality by fought in the war are all
his or her actions, bloodthirsty murderers!
without regard for
external factors or
influences
Confirmation bias Tendency to look for “How can I accept his
and readily accept view that there is no
information which fits God? I am a Christian!”
one’s own beliefs or
views and to reject ideas
or views that go against
it
framing Focusing on a certain “preliminary evidence
aspect of a problem has still not pointed out
while ignoring other the actual cause of the
aspects plane crash, but
investigators are
currently focusing on
the possibility of pilot
error.”
hindsight The tendency to see “Magellan’s assault on
past events as Mactan Island was a
predictable, or to foolhardly venture,
ascribe a pattern to made by an
historical events overconfident, careless
man who
underestimated the
valor of the native
Filipinos.”
Conflict of interest A person or group is “as the daughter of the
connected to or has accused, I believe I have
vested interest in the the right to express my
issue being discussed opinion on the issue of
his alleged corrupt
practices.
Cultural bias Analyzing an event or “I do not agree with it.
issue based on one’s Western practice of
cultural standards placing aged parents in
retirement homes. We
 Filipinos take care of
our family members.”

ASSESSMENT: Identify what kind of bias is stated in each sentence. Write

your answer in the space provided.

__Hidsight_1. Mark Twain's story of Tom Sawyer whitewashing the fence.

Correspondence 2. All of a sudden you hear someone enter who is talking
on their cell phone. The cafe is relatively quiet so this person's phone
conversation is bothersome. You look up from your coffee annoyed at the
intrusion and think, “what a rude person!”
___Framing_3. an employee may simultaneously help himself but hurt his
employer by taking a bribe to purchase inferior goods for his company's use.
Hindisight4. people who support or oppose a particular issue will not only
seek information to support it, they will also interpret news stories in a way
that upholds their existing ideas.
_Conflict of interest_5. after attending a baseball game, you might insist
that you knew that the winning team was going to win beforehand.
Cultural bias 6. some cultures view smiles as a deeply personal sign of
happiness that is only shared with intimates.
confirmation bias 7. Imagine that you read an article about a political
scandal, confirming everything you thought about a politician you dislike.
Hindsight 8. If the real price of a good is $20, then selling it as $10 off a $30
good sounds better than a $5 surcharge to a $15 good.
_Framing__9. an employee may simultaneously help himself but hurt his
employer by taking a bribe to purchase inferior goods for his company's use.
_Correspondence__10. Pretend for a moment that you reached out and
called your friend a few days ago because you wanted support with
something. You really wanted to talk to him about something but he hasn’t
called you back yet. You happen to know that this friend has his own things
going on as well. Maybe you know that he is in the middle of a nasty divorce
and is trying to move. But all you think is how inconsiderate it is that he
hasn’t called you back yet.
DISCIPLINE AND IDEAS IN SOCIAL SCIENCE
PREPARED BY: HAMZAR A. MANGARON