1. "Discovering your own biases can help you recognize when they interfere with your ability to fully process a message. Unfortunately, most people aren't asked to critically reflect on their identities and their perspectives unless they are in college, and even people who were once critically reflective in college or elsewhere may no longer be so. Biases are also difficult to discover because we don't see them as biases; we see them as normal or "the way things are," (Communication in the Weal World, 2013). This module will require us to be in conversation with people of different backgrounds, cultures, and opinions. One of the ways that we can become better communicators and listeners is by first considering the biases that we bring to the table but, as our text brings out, it is hard to do. Ask a friend or family member for feedback on a bias that you hold that could impede on your ability to fully process a message. What is the bias and were you fully aware of it before this discussion? 

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