Tendentious (adjective)

Having or showing a bias or a strong inclination towards a particular point of view or agenda.

Origin:

The word tendentious comes from the latin word "tendere" which means "to tend or to incline".

Examples:

  1. The article was tendentious, it was clearly biased towards one particular point of view.
  2. The political speech was tendentious, it was designed to appeal to a specific group of people.
  3. The tendentious nature of the article made it difficult to trust the author's conclusion.
  4. Many news sources are tendentious, they present news stories in a way that supports their own agenda.
  5. Tendentious writing is often characterized by the use of emotive language, loaded words or exaggeration.
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