Examples of Biased Language
Heaps gives several examples of bias together with alternative (and unbiased) phrasing:
Biased Language
<em>Alternatives</em>
If he is elected, he would be the first person of color in the White House.
<em>lf he is elected, he would be the first African-American in the White House.</em>
He has had the physical handicap since he was 5 years old.
<em>He has had the physical impairment since he was 5 years old.</em>
There are many elderly people in our town.
<em>There are many senior citizens (or seniors) in our town.</em>
Be sensitive to the feelings of the opposite sex, minorities, and special interest groups says Cengage: Don't emphasize differences by separating society into "we" and "they" by singling out minorities, particular genders, or groups of people such as those with disabilities and senior citizens.
