Author Question: Which of the following is an example of language that does not contain a bias based on gender? A) ... (Read 36 times)

cherise1989 · **on:** Jun 23, 2018

Which of the following is an example of language that does not contain a bias based on gender?

A) The company hired four new salesmen.
B) The typical executive spends four hours of his day in meetings.
C) When I met with the nurse, she told me to stay home another day.
D) The new director of operations is Mrs. John Smith.
E) The average worker spends 20 hours per week on emails.

Question 2

Which of the following sentences best displays the you attitude?

A) As soon as you tell us the size you want, we can ship your order.
B) What size do you need?
C) We can't process your order without knowing the size.
D) You didn't indicate a size so we can't process the order until you do.
E) Please fill out the enclosed card indicating color and size, and your order will ship immediately.

olivia_paige29 · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 23, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Answer: E
Explanation: E) Words such as salesmen, his, she and titles that indicate marital status (Mrs. John Smith) are all examples of gender bias. Phrases such as average worker and eliminate gender clues before email makes a statement bias free.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: E
Explanation: E) By not placing blame on the customer for failure to indicate size, the you attitude is being used. Using the you attitude means emphasizing what the writer can do for the audience without assigning blame.