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Skeptical vs Biased - What's the difference?

skeptical | biased |

As adjectives the difference between skeptical and biased

is that skeptical is having, or expressing doubt; questioning while biased is exhibiting bias; prejudiced.

As a verb biased is

(bias).

skeptical

English

Alternative forms

* sceptical (British English)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Having, or expressing doubt; questioning.
  • * {{quote-magazine, year=2012, month=March-April
  • , author=Colin Allen , title=Do I See What You See? , volume=100, issue=2, page=168 , magazine=(American Scientist) citation , passage=Numerous experimental tests and other observations have been offered in favor of animal mind reading, and although many scientists are skeptical , others assert that humans are not the only species capable of representing what others do and don’t perceive and know.}}
    My teacher was skeptical when I told her my dog ate my homework.
    I can see why people are so skeptical [sic] about him, but I think he's on to something here. (regarded by organizations such as the BBC as an error)
  • Of or relating to skepticism or the skeptics.
  • biased

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (UK) biassed

    Verb

    (head)
  • (bias)
  • She biased them against him for no apparent reason.

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • exhibiting bias; prejudiced
  • The newspaper gave a biased account of the incident.
  • angled at a slant
  • The table had a biased edge.

    Synonyms

    * (having a partial view) partial, prejudiced, tendentious

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