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There is no such thing as an unbiased fact... This is incorrect. Facts do not have bias by definition; only the presentation of a fact can show bias. If you'r
by mildtrepidation 13y ago
There is no such thing as an unbiased fact...
This is incorrect. Facts do not have bias by definition; only the presentation of a fact can show bias.
If you're showing all of the data you have objectively, you're at least limiting the bias you introduce to what was present in the collection method. It's difficult if not impossible to completely remove bias from the entire process from experiment design to execution to reporting, but that does not mean that bias is somehow intrinsic in data.
Having a point of view is also not the same as making a biased presentation. Stating your point of view (if you have one on the data you're working with, which also is not absolutely guaranteed) is a great way to establish credibility, but the presence of an opinion does not guarantee the presence of bias in presented results.
Telling people you don't have an opinion when you do? Yes, that's lying. So obviously it's not a good thing, particularly in this context. But you're making assumptions here that don't really fly.