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The four components of an algorithm
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Instructions, variables, conditionals, loops.
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What does a conditional do?
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Runs a step only if something is true — which is where decisions, and unfairness, enter an algorithm.
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What does a loop do?
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Repeats steps until a condition is met, applying one rule to every item — which turns a rule into a policy.
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Why is a threshold never neutral?
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Wherever the line falls, someone sits just the wrong side of it, and the rest of the system cannot see them.
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