Question

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Voluntourism represents the intersection of volunteering and tourism, and to many people it represents the best of both worlds: seeing new places and doing good. But in most cases, the positive impact of voluntourists’ service is minimal and can even be more negative than positive. People who participate in this practice often spend large amounts of money to do so—far more than a conventional tourist trip would cost—and that’s money that could be put to better use in serving these communities.
A student is developing an argument to support this claim. Their audience will be people who are interested in voluntourism. Which bias would the student need to address in order to support this claim?

(1 point)
Responses

affinity bias
affinity bias

sexism bias
sexism bias

status quo bias
status quo bias

confirmation bias
confirmation bias

Answer 1

confirmation bias

Explanation: An audience already favorably disposed toward voluntourism will tend to seek and accept evidence that supports that belief and dismiss evidence to the contrary, so the student must address confirmation bias.