DOGMA: a political belief one is unreasonably committed to, such as the notion that freedom is good and slavery is bad. B I A S: predeliction for a particular dogma. For example, the feminist bias is that women are equal to men and the male chauvinist bias is that women are inferior. The unbiased view is that the truth lies somewhere in between.(an early comment on backlash, from "Glossary for the Eighties"). Ellen Willis
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DOGMA is a belief system that is utterly unreasonable. It is a belief system that is based on authority rather than logic. BIAS is an attitude of prejudice or bias, which makes one more likely to believe in the dogma. The unbiased view is that the truth lies somewhere in between.

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