one-sidedness
Lack of balance
One-sidedness is the quality of favoring one perspective while ignoring others.
It describes arguments, accounts, or judgments that lack balance or fairness: The one-sidedness of the coverage drew criticism from both parties.
The term can also describe lopsided competitions where one participant dominates: The one-sidedness of the match made it unwatchable.
Unfair favor toward some
- prejudicePreformed unfavorable opinion
- favoritismPreferential treatment of some
- subjectivityPersonal viewpoint coloring perception
- partisanshipLoyalty to one faction
discrimination · nepotism · cronyism · sectarianism · chauvinism · bigotry · ethnocentrism · xenophobia
State of being uneven
- asymmetryAbsence of balanced form
- disproportionLack of proper balance
- unevennessLack of uniformity
- inequalityUnequal distribution of resources
inequity · skewness · disparity · tilting · distortion · warping · disequilibrium · nonuniformity
Blurry distance vision
- narrow-mindednessClosed thinking, limited perspective
- insularityNarrow detachment from broader views
- parochialismExcessive local focus
- provincialismNarrow regional mindset
groupthink · closed-mindedness · dogmatism · rigidity · inflexibility · stubbornness · single-mindedness · blinkered
Dominant group's control
- supremacyHighest rank or power
- monopolyOne seller, no substitutes
- predominanceSuperior influence or control
- controlAuthority to direct
subjugation · oppression · tyranny · autocracy · authoritarianism · imperialism · colonialism · despotism
Choosing only supporting examples
- spinRapid rotation around axis
- propagandaBiased information for influence
- misrepresentationFalse or misleading statement
- omissionFailure to include
half-truth · distortion · framing · manipulation · agenda · rhetoric · sophistry
partiality
Unfair favor toward some
- prejudicePreformed unfavorable opinion
- favoritismPreferential treatment of some
- subjectivityPersonal viewpoint coloring perception
partisanship · discrimination · nepotism · cronyism · sectarianism · chauvinism · bigotry · ethnocentrism · xenophobia · sexism
lopsidedness
State of being uneven
- asymmetryAbsence of balanced form
- disproportionLack of proper balance
- unevennessLack of uniformity
inequality · inequity · skewness · disparity · tilting · distortion · warping · disequilibrium · nonuniformity · irregularity
myopia
Blurry distance vision
- narrow-mindednessClosed thinking, limited perspective
- insularityNarrow detachment from broader views
- parochialismExcessive local focus
provincialism · groupthink · closed-mindedness · dogmatism · rigidity · inflexibility · stubbornness · single-mindedness · blinkered
hegemony
Dominant group's control
- supremacyHighest rank or power
- monopolyOne seller, no substitutes
- predominanceSuperior influence or control
control · subjugation · oppression · tyranny · autocracy · authoritarianism · imperialism · colonialism · despotism · unilateralism
cherry-picking
Choosing only supporting examples
- spinRapid rotation around axis
- propagandaBiased information for influence
- misrepresentationFalse or misleading statement
omission · half-truth · distortion · framing · manipulation · agenda · rhetoric · sophistry
- inclinationsinclination, tendency, predisposition, proclivity, propensity
- media biasmedia bias, bias, editorial bias, slant, partisan
- biasprejudice, racism, bigotry, sexism, ageism
- biasescognitive bias, confirmation bias, implicit bias, unconscious bias, selection bias
- favoritismfavoritism, nepotism, cronyism, partiality, preferential treatment
- tribalismtribalism, in-group, out-group, outgroup, ingroup
one-sidednessbalance
Steadiness or amount owed
fairness · even-handedness · impartiality · objectivity · open-mindedness
one-sidednessdetachment
Separation or emotional uninvolvement
dispassion · disinterestedness · impassivity · aloofness · equanimity
one-sidednesssymmetry
Invariance under transformation
bilaterality · evenness · balance · equilibrium · proportionality
side, beside, besides, aside, sideways, one-sided, sided, sideward, sidewise