conservative bias
Rightward ideological tilt
Conservative bias is a tendency to favor traditional values, established institutions, or right-leaning political positions in reporting, analysis, or judgment.
The term appears in media criticism, where outlets may be accused of slanting coverage toward conservative viewpoints: The study found conservative bias in the network's election coverage.
In psychology, conservative bias can describe a cognitive tendency to underweight new evidence in favor of prior beliefs.
- traditionalismAdherence to inherited customs
- traditional valuesLong-established cultural principles
- family valuesBeliefs prioritizing domestic bonds
- incrementalismChange through small steps
- risk aversionPreference for certainty
precautionary principle · loss aversion · slippery slope · nationalism · closed-mindedness · small government · authoritarianism · law and order · narrative control · silent majority · cultural preservation · old school · status quo · libertarianism · overgeneralization · good old days
- media biasslant, partisan, partiality, one-sided, skew
conservative biasobjectivity
Freedom from personal bias
neutrality · impartiality · balanced reporting · even-handedness · nonpartisanship
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