Fallacies What are assumptions? How do you think assumptions might interfere with critical thinking? What might you do to avoid making assumptions in your thinking? * An assumption is something we take for granted. We assume our beliefs to be true and use them to interpret the world about us. We humans naturally and regularly use our beliefs as assumptions and make inferences based on those assumptions. We must do so to make sense of where we are‚ what we are about‚ and what is happening
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Personality: What makes you the way you are? - Science News - The Independent At some point in your life‚ you ’ve probably filled in a personality questionnaire ("Do you see yourself as....?")‚ and wondered as you ticked the boxes if there can really be any validity to such a simplistic way of assessing people. Surely the scores just reflect your mood on the day‚ or what you want the investigator to think. Surely everyone gives the same answer‚ which is "it depends". Or even if the scores measure
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If you won the lottery‚ what would you do with the winning? What are you reasons for spending the money that way? I’m very good at thinking about what I would do if I ever won the lottery. The first things I would do are screaming and shouting with joy and confusion and thanking God a million time. Ones I am finished thanking God. I would organize my life. I would buy my five bedrooms and two –and-half bathroom house. That is my dream house. I would pay off my debt. It would feel good
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completely remain unbiased‚ I did not make my decision on which location to write about until the next day. The next night I examined each destination‚ taking into consideration which location provided more details. Once I made my decision‚ I used strategy number two – “Select details that support your intentions; omit or de-emphasize others.” I decided that in order for me to effectively create two differing impressions‚ it was in my best interest to separate the positive features from the negative
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"W.W.Y.D" Society is quick to judge and people are quick to stereotype other people. In the show "What Would You Do" three people were trying to steal a bike. The first one was a white male and most of the people just walked by or asked "Is that your bike‚" and his reply was "No‚" then the people just kept walking by and didn’t even try to stop him. There was roughly 100 people an hour that just walked by until an old couple walked up and tried to stop him. Next‚ was a black male and the first
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Valley Forge: Would you have quit? You see people like Bear Grylls doing survival shows‚ and showing you tricks to survive in the wilderness all the time. But have you ever wondered what it would be like if you had to survive in the cold‚ with not a lot of food‚ illness plagued your camp‚ and the stakes were your life? This was Valley Forge in the harsh winter of 1777-1778‚ were the continental army was suffering a brutal winter in huts on a farmer’s field‚ but question is. Would you have re-enlisted
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The Help‚ which was originally written in 2009 by Kathryn Stockett and then released as a film in 2011 is an extraordinary example of courage‚ dignity‚ and self respect. In a time during racial injustice‚ segregation and oppression; three courageous characters break an ancestor cycle providing a new outlook of respect and dignity. I selected this film to review because I felt it truly displayed character‚ dignity‚ and self respect. This movie displayed the hardships of racial issues and the courageous
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("Self-Reliance‚" by Ralph Waldo Emerson). You will also find several pieces by three major essayists of the 20th century: Virginia Woolf‚ George Orwell‚ and E. B. White. If your reading interests are more contemporary‚ have a look at the essays by journalist Anna Quindlen ("Homeless")‚ comedian Steve Martin ("The Death of My Father")‚ and novelist Stephen King ("The Writing Life"). Several essays first appeared in print within the past few decades. To help you locate essays that match your own tastes
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/quotes/zigman/92950/quotes/nls/stmp STMP +3.68% announced earnings on Oct. 25‚ the company didn’t just deliver a great performance. It delivered a rebuke to a lot of people who think the company is a left-over dot-com dinosaur. Some of these detractors are short-sellers who have sold short nearly 6% of Stamps.com’s outstanding shares. But like another of our holdings in the Crabtree Technology portfolio on Covestor‚ Shutterfly /quotes/zigman/101900/quotes/nls/sfly SFLY -0.21% ‚ Stamps.com has used this misperception to its
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How Creativity Can Help You To Make Decision? “I go wherever creativity takes me.” – Lil’ Wayne Creativity‚ it cannot be seen but it can be shown through our acts and ways of thinking. There is no limitation to it. it enlarges our imagination and reaching out our dream to make it come true. It changes impossible to possible and can’t to can. it enhances our point of view and widens our perspective. It takes us out of our cocoon and comfort zone. Creativity is different in each and every one
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