In all of our dealings, we must be sensitive to human needs and guard against ____ and economic discrimination.

• A. Religious
• B. Racial
• C. Political
• D. Gender

Answer: (B)

Guarding against unfair treatment starts with honoring every person’s dignity and ensuring fair dealings in all interactions. The blank is best filled with racial discrimination because it represents a fundamental form of bias that must be rejected alongside economic discrimination in any commitment to equal treatment. Racial bias has long denied people opportunities and respect, so naming it here reinforces a clear stance: we must oppose discrimination in any form that targets someone’s race, just as we oppose unfair economic barriers. The other options—religious, political, or gender discrimination—are also important issues, but they don’t fit the common pairing in this context where economic discrimination is already acknowledged as something to guard against alongside racial bias.