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Reflexivity is the acknowledgement of personal subjectivity and sensitivity that can influence analysis and argument.
Reflexivity: Are you biased?
For example, a reflexive statement could have been included to reflect on the position in the Persuasive Essay Example.
Arguably, all positions on the nature-nurture debate are constructed from the experiences of individual researchers and commentators (including this one). It is important to contextualise a position on the debate within specific domains rather than assume that findings or experiences in one domain (e.g., intelligence) can be uncritically applied to a different domain (e.g., moral judgment).
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