GRE作文高分要素 避免語言偏見.

　　避免語言偏見，是GRE作文取得高分的一個重要因素。GRE考生在備考的時候，不要只注重高分詞匯的積累，有些忌諱，是一定需要知道并且盡量避免的。

　　Avoid Language Bias

　　Suggestions for avoiding language that reinforces stereotypes or excludes certain groups of people.

　　Sexism，Race Ethnicity，and National Origin，Age，Sexual Orientation

　　Depersonalization of Persons with Disabilities or Illnesses

　　Patronizing or Demeaning Expressions

　　Language That Excludes or Unnecessarily Emphasizes Differences

　　Sexism

　　Sexism is the most difficult bias to avoid，in part because of the convention of using man or men and he or his to rer to people of either sex.Other，more disrespectful conventions include giving descriptions of women in terms of age and appearance while describing men in terms of accomplishment.

　　Avoid This：1.mankind，man 2.man-made 3.man in the street

　　Use This Instead

　　1.human beings，humans，humankind，humanity，people，society，men and women

　　2.synthetic，artificial

　　3.average person，ordinary person

　　Using gender-neutral terms for occupations，positions，roles，etc.

　　Terms that specify a particular sex can unnecessarily perpetuate certain stereotypes when used generically.

　　以上內(nèi)容是關(guān)于在GRE作文中應(yīng)注意避免的一些語言偏見，考生們在寫作時要多加注意，避免出現(xiàn)這些問題。

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