Which of the following is an example of detecting bias?

A. James categorizes numbers as rational or irrational.
B. Zoe realizes that she is a visual learner; therefore she creates a graphic organizer from her notes.
C. Abraham is disqualified as a judge in the art contest because his sister is a contestant.
D. Ysenia uses what she learned in history class to understand the literature about the Holocaust in English.


Answer: C. Abraham may be a biased judge with leanings toward or against his sister.

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