Since there has been a lot of comments about whether or not GM's latest trivia question was biased, I am here to describe bias and why I think the arguments are invalid.
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First of all, what is bias?
1.
an oblique or diagonal line of direction, especially across a woven fabric.
2.
a particular tendency or inclination, especially one that prevents unprejudiced consideration of a question; prejudice.
3.
Statistics . a systematic as opposed to a random distortion of a statistic as a result of sampling procedure.
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Lawn Bowling .
a.
a slight bulge or greater weight on one side of the ball or bowl.
b.
the curved course made by such a ball when rolled.
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I'll assume the comments were referring to #2.
(If any of you were referring to any other definition, please let me know immediately.)
Let's take a look at the question...
Electronics . the application of a steady voltage or current to an active device, as a diode or transistor, to produce a desired mode of operation.
I'll assume the comments were referring to #2.
(If any of you were referring to any other definition, please let me know immediately.)
Let's take a look at the question...
"Snow Cone uses Glaciate. What is Snow Cone supposed to be?"
Arguments that this is biased basically are saying "But I never played Pokemon in my life!"
I say this is completely invalid.
What if the question were "Billy Bob Jo can breathe. What is Billy Bob Jo supposed to be?" with answer choices of a glass of water, a homo sapien, N's Nexus & with a glass of water, and a water bottling factory? You most likely wouldn't say it is biased for whatever reason. Maybe because the word breathe is more common than glaciate? Maybe because Billy Bob Jo is a more popular name than Snow Cone? Maybe because you have played a game in which a character is named Billy Bob Jo?
Even if you've never met Billy Bob Jo or memorized a list of everything that can breathe known to mankind, you still have a chance of getting the answer. That's the thing about trivia questions. You either know it or you don't. And with our multiple choice set up, you can still get it right without knowing the answer. With my Billy Bob Jo question, all I did was replace "Snow Cone" with "Billy Bob Jo" and replace "glaciate" with "breathe."
n- typo u put & instead of 7
I say this is completely invalid.
What if the question were "Billy Bob Jo can breathe. What is Billy Bob Jo supposed to be?" with answer choices of a glass of water, a homo sapien, N's Nexus & with a glass of water, and a water bottling factory? You most likely wouldn't say it is biased for whatever reason. Maybe because the word breathe is more common than glaciate? Maybe because Billy Bob Jo is a more popular name than Snow Cone? Maybe because you have played a game in which a character is named Billy Bob Jo?
Even if you've never met Billy Bob Jo or memorized a list of everything that can breathe known to mankind, you still have a chance of getting the answer. That's the thing about trivia questions. You either know it or you don't. And with our multiple choice set up, you can still get it right without knowing the answer. With my Billy Bob Jo question, all I did was replace "Snow Cone" with "Billy Bob Jo" and replace "glaciate" with "breathe."
n- typo u put & instead of 7
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ReplyDeleteI don't think it's biased... Read my explanation!
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