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Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction
I see what you mean...
"If you have 6 Halloween candies and 3 dinosaurs, how many candies can each dinosaur have?"
If you didn't celebrate Halloween or believe in evolution, that would be a nearly impossible math problem to some people.
They are banning words, not just topics. Banning the word divorce or slavery? You don't need to be divorced or enslaved to get the context.
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You don't see how it might be distracting for some 10 year old kid whose parents just got divorced to answer a question based on divorce?
I have a relative, who at mere mention of anyone's bruises tenses up and gets really defensive. I won't go into the situation about why she does that but if there were to be a question about that on an exam, it would almost certainly impact her performance.
Sure it wouldn't be the end of the world, but might mean a few less percentage points at the wrong time and could mean she doesn't get into the Univeristy she wants without retaking a class, or whatever.
What's the point of giving people small disadvantages in a test?