Every person I talked to said he would donate to the charity event.Which revision removes the gender bias from the sentence in the most effective way?A.All of the people I talked to said they would donate to the charity event.B.Every person I talked to said she would donate to the charity event.C.Every person I talked to said everyone would donate to the charity event.D.Every person I talked to said they would donate to the charity event.
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Every person I talked to said he would donate to the charity event.Which revision removes the gender bias from the sentence in the most effective way?A.All of the people I talked to said they would donate to the charity event.B.Every person I talked to said she would donate to the charity event.C.Every person I talked to said everyone would donate to the charity event.D.Every person I talked to said they would donate to the charity event.
Solution
The most effective way to remove the gender bias from the sentence is option D. "Every person I talked to said they would donate to the charity event." This revision uses 'they' as a singular pronoun, which is gender-neutral and inclusive.
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