Industrial Conditions in Manchester
BIAS Statement Examples
Document 2
POV – As a Romantic poet, one who celebrates nature and human emotion in his art, is obviously biased
against the destruction caused by industrialization
POV – As a poet, Southey uses his skill in imagery and vivid wordplay like “everlasting din of machinery”
to bring greater emphasis to his writing.
I – A 22 year old gap from his visit to the publication is a very long time. Makes you wonder how
accurate this document could be.
Document 3
POV – As a member of Parliament, Macaulay is most likely gentry, with some financial stake in
Manchester’s wealth, so naturally is for industrialization
I – It is odd the Southey’s book of poems from document 1 is actually being discussed on such a grand
stage like British Parliament. It must have caused quite the controversy.
I – This documents is odd as the liberals in Parliament will be the ones to lead reform movements as the
century progresses. Macaulay seems rather conservative in Document 2
I – Macaulay’s argument about the people being “better fed” and “better attended in sickness” is a
complete falsehood as tens of thousands of industrial workers were in poverty and suffering diseases
caused by pollution from factories.
Document 4
HC – The crowd had a right to look angry as the Corn Laws kept Parliament landowners rich as the
people were forced to buy their grain instead of foreign grain (Parliament selfishly overtaxed)
POV – As a dramatist/actress Kemble is very qualified to comment on this misery as she constantly
observes/studies it because her career on the stage calls for her to mimic human emotion
I – The must have been an pitiful sight as Kemble’s attention is NOT on the power, speed, and marvel of
the 19th centuries most amazing invention, but it’s on the poverty she encounters
Document 5
POV - Tocqueville is from France is an outsider to England’s industrialization. He comes from a land of
dairy farms, vineyards and other greenery. Thus his opinion is immediately biased.
POV – Tocqueville uses sarcasm in the phrase “from the filthy sewer pure gold flows” to better highlight
his points that wealth comes at the expense of so many
Document 6
POV - Edwin Chadwick is health reformer whose career is centered on cleaning up the city with
inspectors, regulations for factories, and mandatory health check ups for prostitutes. So naturally he is
biased against the problems caused by industrialization
Documents 7
POV - Tristan is a socialist who is against the capitalist system whom she blames for causing such misery.
Obviously she is biased against industrialization from the start
POV - Tristan is a socialist who believes the government should step in and directly fix the problems of
industry by passes sweeping laws such as minimum wage, reduced working hours, and/or safe working
conditions.