Suppose you read an article that emphasizes the safety and economic necessity of offshore oil drilling. Which piece of information about the author might cause you to suspect bias in the author’s point of view?
A. The author carefully researched the pros and cons of offshore drilling.
B. The author is an executive for a large oil company.
C. The author has no real background in the energy industry.
D. The author has criticized the safety records of some oil companies.