Determine whether the sources listed are more likely to be biased or not.
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Research Subject: advantages of a
vegetarian diet
Source: An expert on nutrition
Research Subject: harmful effects of
television
Source: A study by Disney Channel
Research Subject: lowering the drinking
age
Source: A report from the National
Transportation Safety Board
Research Subject: the death penalty
Source: An interview with an inmate on
death row
Research Subject: use of animals in
medical experiments
Source: A speech by an animal rights
activist
The sources listed for the advantages of a vegetarian diet and lowering the drinking age are more likely to be unbiased. However, the sources listed for the harmful effects of television, the death penalty, and the use of animals in medical experiments are more likely to be biased. The study by Disney Channel may have a bias towards promoting its own content, the interview with an inmate on death row may have a bias towards promoting a particular viewpoint on the death penalty, and the speech by an animal rights activist may have a bias towards advocating for animal rights.
