Bias Indiana Wesleyan University School of Business and Leadership MGMT- 515: Business Communication Dr. Jeff Boyce Cognitive Bias The cognitive bias that affects my critical decision making processes is the Hindsight and Curse of Knowledge bias. I predict outcomes without acknowledging the correct outcome. I often use this bias when I watch sports. I am an avid fan of basketball‚ and I typically like to predict the outcome of games and even the entire season. Cognitive bias is processing
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Genesis 1:1‚ “In the beginning God created the Heavens and the Earth” (NIV). This is a statement from the Bible claiming that there is a god who created everyone and everything on this Earth. This has been an unsolved argument since the beginning of time. Whether or not God exists this argument isn’t based on Him. It’s based whether knowledge or belief is the best way to view things. Saying something like‚ God created the world‚ you would have to rely on how strong your faith is. Belief isn’t
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North Country: Relevance to Argumentation In the movie North Country the plot over laps allot of the issues we discuss in class weekly. The way the inerrant dominant power the men naturally take within the union. It reminds me of a lot of Cornell West theories on the politician’s in Washington. Where women potentially will never have equal power unless we keep on widdling away the barriers of gender discrimination. I noticed in the movie there were no African American people in the film. I assume
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Kayunda Terry EN1420 4/20/15 Argumentation in Daily Life Argument – ar·gu·ment /ˈärɡyəmənt/ Noun 1. An exchange of diverging or opposite views‚ typically a heated or angry one. 2. A reason or set of reasons given with the aim of persuading others that an action or idea is right or wrong. Personal: Relationships are a perfect example of where arguments and persuasion takes place in daily life. There are different viewpoints on both ends and there can be times where you both don’t see eye to eye
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Fallacies are all around us. Daily‚ when we watch TV‚ listen to the radio‚ or even read newspaper‚ we see or hear fallacies. But what is fallacy? According to Wikipedia “A fallacy is an argument that uses poor reasoning. An argument can be fallacious whether or not its conclusion is true”. Fallacies are part of everyday and become a basic in certain aspects of life. According to the writing center of UNC‚ there are a lot of fallacies. Here is some of fallacies look likes: Hasty generalization
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Argumentation Essay: Facebook When a possible employee is in the process of being hired‚ his or her employment should be based on a social media network such as‚ Facebook. The main points for this position consists of professional versus social‚ freedom of speech versus censorship‚ and a person’s true identity behind closed doors. Facebook is one of various other social networks that are not confidential. Anyone can view a user’s profile and see all of their updates. People use Facebook from sending
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Identify examples of bias‚ fallacies‚ and specific rhetorical devices in the speech. Political bias: “With one purpose only: to point out and make public the dishonesty‚ the downright villainy‚ of Boss Jim W. Gettys’ political machine—now in complete control of the government of this State!” His opinion of this groups’ work is judgmental. Ad hominen: Kane attacking his Boss Jim Gettys’ political leadership as “the dishonest and downright villainy presented false hopes to the public. Scare tactic:
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Argumentation Documentation In this lab‚ the goal was to create a ‘rocket’ out of a pipette and to determine the right ratio of Hydrogen to Oxygen to Water in order to generate the maximum possible flight distance. My partner and I arrived at our ratio of 1.5:3:1.5 (H2:O2: H2O) because of its consistency‚ high distance‚ and a bit of gut feeling. We had a few ratios that worked pretty well including 2:3:1 and 2.5:2:1.5 (see graph/chart)‚ but we chose ours because it felt like a good decision‚ and
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Chapter 18 Argumentation-Persuasion Notes: (Induction ) What is Argumentation-Persuasion? Ex: “You can’t possibly believe what you’re saying.” Ex: “Look‚ I know what I’m talking about‚ and that’s that.” Argument = verbal battle propelled by stubbornness and irrational thought with one person pitted against the other. (heated exchange) **in writing/text** Argumentation = using clear thinking and logic‚ the writer tries to convince readers of the soundness of a particular opinion on a controversial
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In a democratic society‚ people are free to choose what sort of dress they want‚ but the way we dress ourselves greatly depends on what the situation we are in. For instance‚ we put on evening suits when we present ourselves at a party of celebrities; on the field‚ we put on sports wear. Therefore‚ in elementary and secondary school‚ I suggest students should put on school uniform to give a consciousness to students that people should wear proper clothes in certain place in order to respect others
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