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Below are some statements that may or may not show biases. Where there is sign of bias, what would you call the type of bias?

Below are some statements that may or may not show biases. Where there is sign of bias, what would you call the type of bias? There may be more than one reasonable answer to any item, give as many as you can.

(a) "I heard that someone found a toe nail in a jar of orange jam, so I don't want any jam. Toe nails in my food are disgusting!"

(b) "Smoking is not that dangerous, my aunt lived until she was 92 and she smoked 30 cigarettes a day since she was 12." (c) "The flu season has started and he has a runny nose, I had better keep some distance so I don't catch anything."

(d) "I have been driving drunk for twenty years and nothing has happened, I can handle it!"

(e) "Now my team has lost five times in a row, they'll surely win next time, I mean it's very unlikely that they'd lose six times in a row."

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