tendentiousness
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9.7
- noun
- /tɛnˈdɛnʃəsnəs/
- Literature
- It goes almost without saying that by the mid-1990s, positions had hardened and that a certain tendentiousness (see below) intruded into the exchanges.
Examples
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Exactly is a stunning display of tendentiousness and dishonesty.
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At this tendentiousness, the Protocol Chief, who could boast of one degree from Oxford and another from Berkeley and frequently did, merely shrugged.
Fiction book (1997) -
" The people I am afraid of are those who look between the lines for tendentiousness," Chekhov explained, whereas "I am neither liberal, nor conservative, nor gradualist, nor monk, nor indifferentist."
Blog text (17) -
The journalist's article was criticized for its tendentiousness, as it clearly favored one political party over another.
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Her speech exhibited a tendency toward tendentiousness, making it evident that she was pushing a particular agenda.
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In the debate, his tendentiousness was apparent, as he only presented facts that supported his controversial viewpoint.
Synonyms
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7.4
Strong support for one group or view that ignores other views
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5.1
A way of looking at something that favors one side
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4.4
A small preference for one side or point of view
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5.5
News that shows one side instead of being fair
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7.8
Support for one side in an argument that is not fair
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8.6
Adding personal opinions to news reports instead of giving facts
Antonyms
How Biased
- Literature
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9.7
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7.4
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4.8
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6.7
- Specialized
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5.2
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5.3
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4.4
Surface Forms
Morphology
tendentiousness = tendentious (transparent) = tendent + ious + ness
A regular noun formed by adding '-ness' to the adjective 'tendentious', so the meaning is directly the quality of being tendentious.
Etymology
Tendentiousness comes from the root tend, from Latin tendere meaning 'to stretch' or 'to aim', and the same root is in tendency. So tendentiousness is the quality of having a strong 'lean' or bias toward one side or view.