2. LESSON OBJECTIVES
MELC: Differentiate biases from prejudices
EN9LC-IVf-13.3
1. Reflect on the speaker’s ideas.
2. Share personal opinions on the ideas
listened to.
3. Form decisions based on ideas mentioned.
3. Author’s Bias and Prejudice
Detecting an author’s bias and prejudice is
considered an important skill in critical reading.
Having the skill to determine biases and prejudices
will help you validate or invalidate an author's
claim. Moreover, distinguishing the two from one
another may help you critically analyze situations
and make a stand in pressing concerns at present.
4. What is BIAS?
• a tendency to present or possess a partial viewpoint
• being in favor of or against a thing, person, group, or stand compared
to another, usually in a way not considered fair
• one-sided perspective in the absence of neutral viewpoint
• to lean in a certain direction, either in favor of or against something
• leaning favorably toward something or thinking positively of it when
used with the preposition “TOWARD” (biased toward)
• leaning negatively against something or thinking poorly of it when
used with the preposition “AGAINST” (biased against)
5. Examples of Bias
• An employer is biased AGAINST women. He promoted a man over a
more deserving female candidate. (The employer has not been fair in
his choice.)
• Someone is biased TOWARD her own religion. She thinks their beliefs
and practices are superior to any other religion. (She thinks most
highly of her religion and none other can surpass that.)
• There was a heated argument between two students in class. The
class president defended his bestfriend even though she’s at fault.
The class president is biased TOWARD his bestfriend. (The class
president took his bestfriend’s side even when she’s wrong.)
6. What is PREJUDICE?
• an opinion formed before getting to know relevant
facts of a case or situation
•a favorable or usually unfavorable feeling or claim
toward a person, thing, or situation without an actual
experience as a basis
•a preconceived notion or assumption made about
someone or something prior to obtaining enough
knowledge to guarantee accuracy
7. Example of Prejudice
• The citizens didn’t vote for a particular candidate who did not graduate from
high school because they think that the candidate is not capable of leading
them due to limited educational attainment. (Not being able to finish education
doesn’t mean a person cannot lead.)
• Prejudices against young people suggest that they are indifferent and reckless.
This can be used to underestimate or ignore them. (This is an over-
generalization. Young people can make wise decisions and contribute in
addressing societal issues.)
• Prejudice against older people with the notion that they are weak may be used
to deny them employment or abuse their rights. (Old age isn’t a reason to deny
old people their rights and ignore their capabilities.)
9. Learning Task 1:
Directions: Look at the pool of words in the
box. From these words, identify which can be
associated to prejudice and bias. Place the
words on the surrounding circles.
11. Learning Task 2
Directions: Tell whether the statement is true or false. Write YES if
it is true and NO if false.
_____1. Prejudice behavior can be a result of bias.
_____2. A biased person considers all sides of an issue.
_____3. You might not get all the needed information if you read a
biased source.
_____4. A video telling you to vote for someone is an example of
unbiased source.
_____5. Prejudice indicates the preference that something is
better than another.
12. Learning Task 2
_____6. Bias is when someone has a one-sided opinion about
something.
_____7. Prejudice is a preconceived opinion of another person
based on reason or experience.
_____8. Judging a person’s character through his/her physical
appearance is a form of prejudice.
_____9. When a person has a neutral viewpoint, s/he is
unbiased.
_____10. If you are biased toward something, you are in favor
of it.
13. Learning Tas 3
Read thoroughly the given situations. Identify whether each shows
bias or prejudice. Justify your answer
1. Juan Cruz, 25, cross dresses as a woman whenever going out to
party with friends. A group of young men started shouting
homophobic abuse at him while at the parking lot of a bar one
Friday night. Juan was repeatedly punched and kicked leaving him
severely injured.
This is a form of _____________ because ___________________.
14. Learning Tas 3
2. From a column in the Philippine Daily Inquirer
(2015): “The entire Torre de Manila debate pits history
against commerce but could have been averted if the
chief protector of the Philippines’ historical heritage
had done its job.”
This is a form of _____________ because ___________.
15. Learning Tas 3
3. A character named Darcy in a novel written by Jane Austen
didn’t see Elizabeth fit as a wife due to her lower social
status. During the time the novel was written, a well-
educated and wealthy man wouldn’t marry someone from a
lower income household believing that such a woman
wouldn’t be able to function among the upper class.
This is a form of _____________ because _________________.
16. Learning Tas 3
4. According to a journalist who took a stand that sex
education must not be part of the basic education curriculum,
teaching sex education may activate and heighten the
learners’ curiosity and eventually lead them to engaging in
sexual intercourse at an early age.
This is a form of _____________ because ___________________.
17. Learning Tas 3
5. The Happy Smile Association promotes their
newly launched toothpaste, “Jolly Teeth”.
According to them, their product is better than
any other product as teeth whitening agent.
This is a form of _____________ because ______________.
18. Learning Task 4:
I. On prejudice… Write about an experience related to this quote, “Don’t
judge a book by its cover.”
II. On biases… Writer’s bias is an author’s favorable or unfavorable opinion
toward something or someone. Look at the following statements:
1. “Death penalty is not the key in addressing the growing number of
heinous crimes happening in the country.” In this sentence, the writer is
biased AGAINST death penalty which means s/he is not in favor of it.
2. “Mass testing is a highly necessary initial step in order to stop the
COVID-19 cases from exponentially increasing.” In this sentence, the
writer is biased TOWARD death penalty which means s/he is in favor of it.
19. Learning Task 5
Determine whether the line, statement, or situation is considered a
form of BIAS or PREJUDICE. Write B for bias and P for prejudice.
____ 1. Negative comments in social media about economic status of a
family are being posted.
____ 2. Some people are not served in a restaurant or retail store
because of their color of skin or race.
____ 3. Digna won the contest because one of the judges is her father.
____ 4. A company hires only women because they feel that they make
better employees.
____ 5. Ana doesn’t like Jose because he has red hair.
20. Learning Task 5
Determine whether the line, statement, or situation is considered a
form of BIAS or PREJUDICE. Write B for bias and P for prejudice.
____ 6. “I took one look at him and knew that we’d never be friends.”
____ 7. She passed the audition because a member of the screening
committee is her cousin.
____ 8. Young people are physically and mentally superior to older
people.
____ 9. “That boy is a spoiled brat. Look at the way he talks.”
____ 10. KPop is better than OPM.
