Evidence of Bias

Information rarely exists in an objective form, even if you're working strictly with numbers (for example, statistics). While it might not seem like it, much of the information you encounter is presented or phrased in a way that favors one point of view over another. For example, statistics cited by one politician may be deliberately presented in a manner unflattering to the opposing political party. This happens regularly during election years. Bias runs rampant elsewhere, such as journalism and advertisements, and it's often difficult to detect. Consulting multiple persons and sources of information is one way of detecting and overcoming biased information.