偏向

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 偏向 is read as へんこう and means bias or a slant toward one side.
• Basic usage: It can describe reporting becoming biased or the possibility of bias being checked in survey results.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Reporting becoming biased
  • 報道が偏向する means that presenting only some opinions makes the reporting one-sided. Example: 一部の意見だけを載せると報道が偏向する。
• Checking results for bias
  • 偏向がないか確かめる means having several staff members verify that the survey results are not skewed. Example: 調査結果に偏向がないか複数の担当者で確かめた。