>>>>In the vast majority of cases in the English language, saying you are pro xxxx is the same as saying you are biased towards xxxx.
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>>>I think Tamar doesn't agree with you on this one..
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>>No, I don't. "Pro-xxxx" implies that you've actively chosen to support whatever it is. "Biased towards xxxx" might mean the same thing, but equally might mean an unthinking, automatic choice. That is, to me, "pro" indicates a decision process while "biased" indicates an automatic choice.
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>So isn't the statement, as written, correct?
>It is equating pro-xxx as being biased towards xxx. It is not saying that being biased towards yyy is the same as being pro-yyy.
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I don't think they're equivalent. If you are biased toward something, then yeah, you're pro that thing. But being pro the thing doesn't necessarily mean you're biased.

Tamar