12 Angry Men Questions Shakil Mirza April‚ 20th 2012 1. Do you think that the jury in this movie came to the right decision? Why/why not? I think that the jury in this movie came to the wrong decision‚ because I feel that all throughout the deliberation the factual evidence did not have any reasonable doubt lingering above it‚ which was the complete opposite of the opinion of juror 8‚ and gradually everyone else. While there was factual evidence presented‚ juror 8 persuaded all the
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In the film “12 Angry men” there is an extensive use of reason as a form of persuasion. The movie talks about how a Puerto Rican youth is on trial for murder‚ accused of knifing his father to death. Eleven of the jurors vote for conviction‚ each for reasons of his own.
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TWELVE ANGRY MEN A three act play written by Reginald Rose’s. Twelve angry men is a dramatic story of a difficult jury just trying to reach a verdict. Most of the jury are thinking not guilty but the few jurors are hung on guilty with a few important pieces of evidence and clues it goes back and forth through the whole book. When the majority of the jury gets the few to change their mind the truth of being not guilty or guilty never is revealed. Act One explains the layout of twelve angry men. This
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Twelve Angry Men is a 1957 American movie that is a good demonstration of many aspects of organizational behavior. In the movie‚ a jury of twelve men with different personalities and backgrounds must arrive at a unanimous verdict which will decide the future of a young boy who is accused of murdering his father. All evidence presented in the court is against the young boy. And a guilty verdict means a mandatory death sentence. Throughout the decision making process‚ we can clearly see the five stages
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12 Angry Men Summary Fucking hot in the room…say something about the environment Coach -sets the stage for the negotiation by assigning seats based on juror number -said “you fellas can handle this any way you want to‚ im not going to make any rules”…he should have assumed more of a leadership role from the start -showed signs of becoming a good mediator by redirecting Advertising man’s attention back to the discussion. But then‚ he said to HF “and we might be able to show you were you were
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not guilty…however you decide‚ your verdict must be unanimous.” The movie‚ The Twelve Angry Men‚ was a fascinating movie. Surprisingly‚ it was very interesting and engaging even though it was in black and white and made in 1950. This movie was a perfect demonstration of how individuals who meet in a goal orientated group fulfill roles‚ create norms‚ have status‚ acquire power‚ and become leaders‚ and how a group decides on a unanimous outcome. Each of the twelve jury members fulfilled a role at
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Market Place of Ideas comes into effect while analyzing the development of the jurors beliefs. The basis of this concept is that the truth will be revealed in the free release of ideas for the discernment of all‚ and this is exactly what occurred in 12 Angry Men. One man managed to convince the others one by one that the defendant was innocent‚ yet this would not have been possible if all of their ideas were not freely released. If the eighth juror were intimidated by the number of those who outnumbered
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Twelve men meet in one room to discuss whether an eighteen-year-old boy is responsible for his father’s death. An initial vote was cast‚ where eleven men voted guilty and one juror voted not guilty. Ultimately‚ the jury decided that he was not guilty after deliberations. The twelve-person jury must decide if the boy is guilty or is there reasonable doubt to believe that he is not guilty. The jury must vote on guilty or not guilty. If there are disagreements‚ the jury must debate until they reach
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or convincing; rather‚ it is a learning and negotiating process. Good persuaders use and listen to ongoing and active discussions (or debates) to learn about their audience and include different opinions into a shared conclusion. In the movie “12 Angry Men”‚ juror number 8 (Henry Fonda) was not sure if evidence presented against a young defendant in court left reasonable doubt for a guilty conviction. The other jurors believed the presented facts and the defendant’s background warrants a guilty
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Talita E. Sigillo Final draft W.A.C Based on the movie «12 angry men» In the movie «12 angry men»‚ one can explore a variety of fallacies and generalizations. Each juror except for one comes in with a verdict of «Guilty»‚ but by using critical thinking the reasons to support their claim are dismissed one by one. Except for Juror number three who is the last one to change his verdict. He disregards all critical reasoning and sticks to his initial claim using multiple fallacies to support it
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