Read the passage from a letter by Christopher Columbus.The inhabitants . . . are well made, but because they are timid and full of terror. . . . But when they see that they are safe, and all fear is banished, they are very guileless and honest, and very liberal of all they have.–Letter to Gabriel Sanchez, Christopher Columbus

Columbus describes the inhabitants as “timid,” “guileless,” and “honest,” which reflects his judgments and generalizations rather than a neutral account. This makes the passage biased. It is not objective because it presents Columbus’s perspective as fact, and the short length alone does not determine whether it is biased.

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