One of the social errors I am most effected by is social
expectations. Every day I expect to have happiness with material
gestures. Society deems me to react with emotion to expect
material possessions in order to be happy. On social media its
always expected for the most elite to be recognized. To overcome
the exceptions, you give yourself according to society and what
individuals think of you is socially acceptable, its only right to
accept what is morally justifiable and comfortable for yourself .The
pressure of society cannot be handled by one person. you live
life in doing what makes an individual comfortable. I have seen
Facebook friends converse on topics that expect individuals to think
it’s true based on past situations that deemed it to be true
for some but not all. Logical fallacies can be a trick that
anyone can fall into because its logical reasoning that anyone
can relate to from one way or another. Conversations Pertaining
to all men cheat therefore women should stay single. Assumptions
of topics as such are less likely to influence my way of
reasoning with that statement simply because its just someones
opinion of others and how they feel, not a way of truth. I
believe that 1 out of the 4 social errors effect me the most
is conformity. I go against socialite views very often. I do
what's makes me comfortable rather it's going in public with my
hair tied or wearing shades at night. I do believe that it is
time for me to work on going with socialite views, so I
won't be known as the wild girl once I enter the professional
world. Pity fallacy would describe me all the way around. I
use this daily when trying to persuade my fiance or parents to
get me things or to go along with one of my crazy
plans.Critical thinking can help me not to be influenced by fallacy
because I know what to look for. Fallacy to me is like
selling an unattainable fantasy, and making a profit from it.The
concept that was interesting to me was fallacy. I knew that
adds made things seem better than what they are but I did
not know that it was a term for it. I also did not know
that I used fallacies myself, on a daily basis. I think of the
four social errors I self-sabotage myself with the social expectancy.
I tend to put a lot of pressure on myself when it comes
to accomplishments, which then affects me in being unsuccessful.
For many years I battled with myself about my age and where
I should be at different age points. When I realized I was
not meeting those milestones for one reason or another (not
always negative) I put more and more pressure on myself until
I could not lead myself in a good direction anymore. I think
we expect a lot from ourselves because we are constantly in
a silent competition with others. We are influenced day in and
day out with fitness, celebrity, having a degree will make you
rich, society instills these ideas in us subconsciously. Overcoming
this social error is about being aware. Knowing when you are
having these negative feelings and ideas and reversing that. Having
an open mind and finding people with similar stories and
understanding that everybody is different, everybody has their own
purpose, and everybody travels a different journey.
I think I have experienced a long list of fallacy usage at
one point or another. I definitely can remember using the popular
appeal fallacy when asked a question in my group at work in
regards to politics. I do not follow much of politics, but in
our group we had some hardcore political people whom had a
high interest and involvement in politics. When asked about my
opinions about the issues they have discussed, I simply agreed,
I did not want to appear as if I had no clue, and in
reality I had not an ounce of clue what they were talking
about. Peer pressure played into this to form my response.
I found it most interesting that not only were we given
definitions to these fallacies or "social mistakes/biases" but we are
also given a section on "Strategies to Avoid Fallacies". This was
interesting to me because it put these ideas of building self
confidence and self knowledge into perspective. Ideas that we would
assume to carry, I realize that subconsciously I lose these self
knowledge skills, due to outside opinions, and popular appeals. The
social barrier that I have an issue the most with would have
to be “One of Us / One of Them. I struggle with the
way that I am looked at sometimes when I go to certain
parts of town where someone may be richer or poorer than I
am. I feel like I am always judged. The way that I need
to overcome this is by having more of an open mind. Also,
not believing all the stereotypes that are given to people a lot
of the time.
The most recent fallacy I have witnessed is an unwarranted
assumption fallacy, involving covid-19. So many different things were
said about how the virus started without actually having hard
evidence. The best way for me to be less likely to be
influenced by arguments that are based on fallacies and faulty
reasoning is by doing a thorough investigation and research all
the information before coming to a conclusion.
While doing the learning activities this week I found out there
is an action called a fallacy. I never knew there was even
such a thing. Plus, the different types of fallacies were interesting
to me as well. I do find it a bit confusing determining some
examples of determining if the statement is bias or a fallacy.
They can be so similar in some situations. Is there a handy
way to making sure you fully can tell the difference between
the two?. I feel like i'm affected in some way by all four
Social Errors and Biases but out of all four i'm mostly affected
by the One of us/One of them. To over come this I think
i would need to research all issues that I hear about myself
instead of going with what everyone is saying and educate myself.
A Fallacy is something that appears to be truthful until actual
research is done and proven other wise. I've seen people judge
others by their appearance and couldn't be further from the truth.
Critical thinking will assist me because ill know to not jump
to conclusion and use reason to see every angle of each
situation. Out of all the learning activities, concepts, ideas, and
topics we covered this week Learning and discussing fallacies was
the most interesting part of this weeks lesson, its amazing because
ive seen it happen so many times and never knew it was a
particular name for it i just assumed that the writer or person
publishing the info just simply got it wrong. I think I am
most affected by conformity. In today's world we have so many
social norms and what ever society believes is correct. Sometimes
Its hard to look away from that. To overcome it I could try
just being open minded and understanding towards others. As far
as fallacies, I don't think I've ever really used it. I know
there are lot people on YouTube that uses fallacies. I watch
YouTube all the time and its annoying to see a click bait
title. And then the video is completely different and a total
lie. So i understand the use of it, But i think the only
time I've ever used fallacies was in my younger ages. Of
course i would say little fibs to get what i wanted. But as
an adult i see that doesn't really benefit me in anyway.I think
i learned a few new things but I have always had trouble
understanding the difference between being biased and unbiased. When
i was younger i would get them mixed up i just couldn't
get it. I don't know what it was that kept confusing me but
it was hard for me to remember what was what. And now
i staill have a little confusion on that. This lesson helped as
a refresher, but i just have to keep that information stuck in
my head. The social errors/biases in the book that I think am
most affected by is One of us/one of them. What I can do
to overcome this social error/bias is I can work toward minimizing
this error in my thinking by first critically evaluating the situation
and then consciously reprogramming my brains to come up with
new, more reasonable definitions of who it is that i view as
“us” by seeking a more immediate and inclusive basis for a
connection. A fallacy is a mistaken belief, especially one based
on unsound argument, the reasons or evidence given in support
of a particular conclusion or position may be mistaken, or the
evidence may not support the conclusion. One fallacy i have
personally used or seen in an argument is fallacy of division,
Critical thinking skills will make me less likely to be influenced
by arguments that are based on fallacies and faulty reasoning by
being able to distinguish when someone is using a fallacies in
their argument also by using it in a way where it is harder
for someone to tell I am using a fallacy. A learning activities,
concepts, ideas, and topics covered this week that is most
interesting activity or concept i learned this week is fallacies and
how they are used in everyday arguments. I think that the
social error/bias that affects me most is conformity. Perhaps I
have always been somewhat of a non-conformist! I can think of
quite a few examples of how conformity affects my everyday
life. I am 65 years old, and most of my friends are around
the same age that I am. You cannot imagine the questioning
looks and “friendly” advice that I received when I announced
my intention to go back to school last winter. Attending college
simply is not something that people expect senior citizens to do.
Another example of this is that most of my friends and family
members are conservative Republicans, while I am a liberal Democrat.
I’m often on the receiving end of group pressure to alter my
views, especially lately since we are in an election year. To
overcome group pressure and conformity, the most important thing
is that I am confident in my beliefs and my decisions. If I
feel in my heart that I am doing the right thing, I will
gladly listen to the opinions of others and I will remain open-
minded, but I will not be pushed into changing my thoughts
or decisions. yy I think that the fallacy of division has become
very prevalent in modern American society. Ever since September
11, 2001, I can easily find the fallacy of division in use
simply by turning on my TV. Because some Muslims are violent
extremists, an overwhelming number of American citizens believe that
all Muslims are like that. Obviously, this is untrue, but many
Americans will not accept the idea that Muslims can be normal
and even good people. Critical thinking enables us to avoid the
fallacy of division. Open-mindedness is a requirement of critical
thinking. If we are open-minded, we can accept the fact that
people can practice a religion without having negative characteristics
simply because a few people of that religion have negative
characteristics. I thought that it was interesting to learn about all
of the different fallacies this week. During my lifetime, I have
seen these fallacies used again and again. Before taking this
course, I just didn’t have a name for what I was seeing.
Sometimes, it seems like society has finally laid a particular
fallacy to rest only to see it resurrected in a few months or
a few years with a new twist. I believe the “one of us/one
of them” is a bias that comes up daily. We tend to over
simplify issues, and polarize concepts. Often times people don’t
want to hear your stance on an issue, they want to fast-
forward to the end so they can hear “progressive” or “conservative”.
We as human beings are more nuanced, much more complicated
than broad brush strokes can paint. I try to stay open minded
as much as possible, I myself am not without fault.
The “ad hominem fallacy” seems to follow us form grade school
all the way through our entire lives. At a point when one
side cannot find a reasonable response to facts, they attack the
person instead. Making statements that tear down a presenter top
then make the point everything they have stated must also be
wrong. Clearly knowing that someone has to stoop so low makes
me reason that the person committing the ad hominem fallacy
has something to fear.
Logical fallacies have been an interesting topic for skeptics. Having
a healthy thirst to ask questions often leads to a good skill
of spotting logical fallacies. An appeal to nature fallacy being
one of my all time dreaded arguments. Same as the appeal to
age fallacy, these often used to reinforce ancient remedies or
homeopathic medicine. The four social errors and biases mentioned
in the highlights area in chapter 4 are "one of us/one of
them", social expectations, group pressure and conformity, and diffusion
of responsibility. Throughout my experiences, I have been most
effected by group pressure and conformity. I believe this because
I know for a fact if it wasn't for peer pressure I wouldv'e
never tried alcohol or marijuana. In my opinion, I think this
is the most common social error/baises that affect not only our
youth, but everyone in general. Now that I am older and more
mature it is easier to not fall into these types of traps. I
wasn't able to get back on track with school and life until
after I stopped associating with these types of friend groups. A
very common fallacy that I come across often is the fallacy
of amphiboly. Due to the recent coronavirus, alot of people do
their shopping online now. What these websites due is promise
free shipping or a discount on your first purchase but you
don't find out until the checkout that you have to spend a
X amount of money in order to qualify for these promotions.
One way to use critical thinking to not be intimidated by these
is to read all of the advertisement before making any decision.
In this week's activities, i found fallacies to be the most
interesting because before this i never knew what fallacies were
and it feel's good to gain new knowledge that can be applied
to the real world. I think diffusion of responsibility is the
social error/bias I'm most affected by. I tend to always say
"it's not problem" especially when I feel it's someone else situation
to acknowledge instead of me . The most effective way I
believe I could overcome that is to cultivate inside myself an
internal motivation, such as personal empathy with an individual.
Personally and publicly seen and used is ad hominem fallacy and
most of them that are listed. Social media has become the
biggest communication device of the world as of now and most
of the time people on top of people are constantly attacking
people because of them wanting to be and showing their true
selves to the world. No matter if you famous or the 5th
grader that just wants to show a new shirt your parents bought
you. Critical thinking allows you to be honest, to think clearly
and rationally which allows independent thinking. The social error/bias
that affects me most is social expectations followed by ‘one of
us/one of them’. I glide in/out, through and between the two.
Overcoming them is a real problem that has taken more than
10 years to figure out. I’ll start with education at home, at
school, at the playground or at work – all are relevant.
Secondly, deciding to take action to overcome the barrier that
hinders my growth. Lastly, exercise patience while embracing and
trusting the process of change.In a partnership, the person who
makes the most money makes all or most of the decisions on
how/where to spend the money. This is the fallacy that my
husband lived by. Poor little thing – he’s better now. Honestly,
in the begging of our relationship, I had no idea how to be
married or what it really meant to be a ‘partner’. We used
our critical thinking skills and made the decision to get help
by way of our pastor, his father and the Huxtables.
The short interactive videos work well for me. They seem to
have a personal touch and I like the idea of listening then
answering the question to test what you’ve learned. This course
is self-reflective, and every scenario makes me want to tell ‘my
story’. Of the 4 social errors and biases I am most affected
by diffusion of responsibility. I have a tendency to avoid situations
if it has nothing to do with me. I find myself, at times,
saying "that's not our job, please send to the correct department."
Instead I could have analyzed and used my critical thinking skills
to determine what was sent to and direct it myself to the
correct department, as well as advising the sender where to send
for future references. Daily we see this social error used for
things that we feel has nothing to do with us, when we
could have down our own research and decided if this is
something that can directly affect me.A fallacy that I have
personally encountered was with a insurance marketing company.
During the presentation they promised a healthy consistent salary,
bonuses, and trips that you can win. They did not disclose
however that there was a signup fee of $100 and that the
only way to actually see that healthy salary was to recruit and
build your own team. I joined the company because of the
picture of financial freedom was painted so nicely but had I
done some critical thinking I would have discovered the amount
of work it would actually take to reach the level of success
that was presented.The most interesting topic covered this week was
Fallacies and how using critical thinking can help with not falling
for them. The different types of fallacies is a bit confusing but
I will reread that section for better understanding. After reading
chapter 4 I think the Social Error that affects me the most
is the third one which is,” Group Pressure and Conformity.” I
do believe that who you surround yourself with is who you
are influenced by, and at times it’s not always a good thing.
In the world we are living in now many of us are influenced
by our surroundings and social media platformsI. I for one have
experienced group pressure and conformity multiple times, mostly due
to social media and fear of being the odd one out. I think
one way I can overcome this social error/bias is by analyzing
myself and having confidence in not only myself but my values
and opinions first.One fallacy I tend to come across often in
advertisements is the fallacy of amphiboly. I am a big fan of
online shopping, but I also like to save money so I am
always looking for online boutiques that have sales. A fallacy I
come across with many online stores is the “$10 off your first
purchase” sign that is advertised in HUGE letters on the webpage,
but when you start shopping and want to check out, the catch
is that you must sign up for their credit card or you only
get the discount if you spend “x” amount. Critical thinking skills
have helped me alot when I come across many fallacies that
many companies use to market themselves,I have learned to not
trust these advertisements until I have read the fine print and
I have had time to analyze the information before I waste my
time. Using logic and reasoning is also a skill in critical
thinking that has helped me avoid such fallacies when I shop
online, typically I research the legitimacy of online companies and
their customer reviews before purchasing items. I really enjoyed the
information on the different forms of fallacies in chapter 5. With
everything going on in the world right now and staying at
home everyday I feel the fear, and stress of what is happening
can make someone more gullible and susceptible to these types
of fallacies and it was interesting to see the different ways
they are used. The social Error and bias that affects me the
most is "diffusion of responsibility". I see this time and time
again with this current pandemic. Children climbing all over one
another while playing at the park, people pushing each other out
of the way to grab the last role of Charmin toilet paper,
etc. This current state of medical crisis we're in requires us to
social distance and to act responsibly & considerately. This for
some reason changes in largely populated areas. Fallacies are
unfortunately common and tolerated in today's world. Media plays
a significant role in this. As technology has progressed, we have
become inundated with different forms of marketing and persuasion.
Social media shares ideals that can easily be perceived as truth's
by those who are less educated. Critical thinking is a vital
skill, as it provides the ability to sift through the madness that
we are exposed to daily. I'm a visual learner, so I enjoy the
videos that are assigned weekly. I also found this weeks reading
assignments very interesting. Based on the four social errors and
biases I am affected by One of us/one of them. I feel that
I tend to treat people that have the same interest with more
respect. I tend to not have interaction with people that don't
have the same interest. I just do not feel that we have
anything in common so I never start a conversation with them.
I feel that I should make contact with others and try to be
more open minded.
One fallacies that I see in today's society is with the Politicians,
you have to be Democratic or Republican. You can not pick
a politician based on what they say to the public. We can
not choose to pick both sides, public judges us for not picking
one side.
This weeks videos and reading has been interesting since it shows
us how we treat others and how we don't want to be treated
so this opens our eyes. It has made me realize that I need
to make better choices when it comes to other people. I believe
the social error or bias that effects me the most is diffusion
of responsibility. I think many other people might have this same
problem to where they say, “if it doesn’t effect me then it’s
not my problem.” This is probably my biggest social error.
Although, I could make a cause for each one in a certain
way. To help myself with this I believe I need to be more
open minded and think overall about the big picture. I think
this would help me the most in overcoming this social error.
This day in age you see fallacies everywhere. For example, in
today’s world people see stuff on social media and automatic
believe it to be true. Or another example used in this lesson,
the justified shooting of Michael Brown. If people keep the
mentality of its us against them no matter what, they miss or
just don’t care about the facts of the case. Strictly talking
about Ferguson, riots happened about stuff that was proven to
not be fact in the case. Therefore, people immediately believed
the first things they heard and just acted on that. Instead of
getting all the facts first then making a decision. You can help
yourself with all fallacies but just using critical thinking! The
best part of the this lesson for me was a pointing the finger
right at me. When I read about the four social errors I
realized that me and lost people have done all of these at
one point or another. This just goes to show how important
critical thinking can be in everyday life and decision making.
After reviewing the four social bias / errors I would say I
am most affected by the “ One of us or them “ error.
This is because although I am always open to the diversity of
today’s culture I do tend to classify people I interact with as
either they are like me or are similar to a group I would
not like to associate with often. To me I see this bias kind
of like when people say you shouldn’t get involved with the
wrong crowd it may not necessarily be that they are a wrong
crowd , it’s just they are a different crowd. Though, I wouldn’t
say I would be disrespectful to them I always try my very
best to treat everyone with respect. To overcome this bias I
am trying to stop placing people in categories , instead I feel
I should be more open to learn more about the person and
what is so different about them, and it may not be much
different at all.
One fallacy that I have experienced and seen many times is
in sales marketing. One example is cell phone companies always
advertising free phones to persuade you to go into the store to
supposedly get your free phone , in reality once you are there
you discover all these hidden fees such as phone taxes, activation
fees or you have to buy one to get one free. This is so
misleading just to manipulate you to actually go and spend
money. Critical thinking skills comes into play when you have
to analyze the info , find out more information before falling
into this trap. The topic that is interesting to me is how
some fallacies can be so powerful in persuading you to do
something if you don’t use your critical thinking skills and
analyze the information given. I would say that I am mostly
affected by the "One if Us/One of Them" error. The reason
being is that in my field that I'm in now you don't see a
lot of female leaders. Now I have accepted that there will
never be a female leader at any of our terminals, at least
no time soon.
When I was working at my first job "Rainbow", they use to
have sales all the time. For the shoe section they had "2
Pairs for $20", well at the very bottom it would say "Selected
Items Only". Customers would get very angry and call corporate
complaining that their sign was misleading and that they needed
to change it. Critical thinking helps you analyze the reasoning
behind the fallacies so you are able to maybe not agree but
understand why it was used. I enjoyed looking at the interactive
video about fallacies on what is it and how it is used. The
example of politicians was spot on as they do this to make
themselves look like the better candidate. After reviewing the four
social errors and biases and as much as I hate to admit it,
I think I relate most to social expectations. I like to think I
don't relate to any but I find myself leaning towards this
because mainly of social media. I often say I don't really care
for the most recent fads or bandwagons but I usually find
myself falling right into it when I play on my social media.
I think sales and media post a lot of fallacies. There are
certain stores who will use their brand to promote in an
advertisement and when you go to use or do said promotion,
its nothing like they said it would be. I think if you're more
open-minded and willing, you won't be fooled by fallacies. I
think I relate to bias 1, "one of us, one of them". I would
have to use an example as to be on my job and the staff
that I work with "on of us". I would say my coworkers that
I'm cool and close with, I would help them with job related
stuff or outside of job related things anytime. But the ones
that I consider "one of them" the coworkers that have took
my kindness for granted more than twice, I could care less of
what they needed help with on or off the job. I look at
them as, suspicious all the time. I think for me to overcome
this social error or bias is to keep doing what I am there
to do, work and go home, so I can pay bills. The fallacy
that I have used at my job on a daily basis is, trying to
recruit new clients to live in a residential setting by giving
them the glories and benefits of what the treatments could do
for them to get them on track to one day live on their
own. However, it is a good layout that we can tell some of
the new recruits but, once you're in the door and see what
really goes on, its like half of the advertizing that's done was
a lie. The most interesting concept learned this week was learning
about socal errors/biases and fallacies. I didn't even realize what
a fallacy was but now, knowing that we come across fallacy
everyday, this will make me alert and distinguish between lies.
I'm still questioning how I relate to which bias. Out of the
four social errors and biases, I am most affected by the “one
of us/one of them” social errors. Classifying people as relatable,
or on the same page earns respect and allows them to come
into your inner circle to be open with. Seeing someone as
“one of them” closes down your circle, and doesn’t allow the
same respect or character as the other way. I see this daily
in business sales. As I approach each new business, I’m classifying
each business as one of us, or one of them, by relatability
to the decision maker and their current service provider whether
it be my company or a competitor. I have to overcome this
social error/bias as even when businesses may be with a competitor,
I don’t give them the time because they are “one of them”
or with a competitor and don’t want to chat with me, but I
don’t know that for sure until I find out.One fallacy I personally
use on a daily basis in sales is my opening pitch which was
taught by my corporation to be used. It’s a bandwagon fallacy
for cold calling, which goes like this. Hi, my name is Brandon
and I’m calling with Cintas Corporation. The reason for my call
is we are currently servicing, (Big company, small company, local
company) in your area. I was able to help them with (services).
Listing 3 companies right away helps connect the listener to the
caller and open up quicker in hopes of being one of us, and
not one of them telemarketers. Being analytical and a great
communicator, I can see and read into fallacies from sales people
now that I use them myself in my line of work.Reflecting on
the week, the most interesting concepts are seeing how we can
manipulate critical thinkers with social error, bias and fallacies. In
most aspects, everything we read, write, and watch is biased and
uses fallacies and we typically believe it the first time without
giving it a 2nd thought. The social errors that I feel I am
most affected by the "one of us/one of them" mentality. I feel
like right off it is easier to accept and treat people a certain
way that compare more similarly to our way of life and our
habits. If you are not familiar with the things or the way
someone else behaves you aren't going to be as comfortable by
letting someone in as easily.The fallacy of amphiboly I feel
occurs in advertisement all the time and it makes me not want
to shop with that business. The perfect example is Maurice's, it
is a woman's clothing. When you go to their website its
prompts you to either put in your email for a discount or it
say, "No, I would like to pay full price." That to me is
a misleading statement. They are essentially bribing you to put
in your email, or look silly wanting to pay full price, everyone
likes a deal. The fallacy of amphiboly is something very
interesting that I learned in this lesson. I did not realize that
was an actual term for what a store uses as a marketing
tactic. It is something I see in everyday life that I was not
aware there was an actual term for. I have learned a lot in
this class so far that I can put into place in my everyday
life. The social errors biases I most relate to is the one
us/one of them errors. I wasn't wealthy growing up and to this
day it is a hesitation to talk to people born on the other
side of the street. I really can't explain it but I am more
open with homeless people before I feel comfortable talking to
upper class people. I guess I can overcome it by having open
and honest conversations with people from all walks of life. The
one fallacy I have seen the most, and may have even used
equivocation. Sometimes I can something and mean one thing, but
the person I am talking to get a whole different meaning. This
week I really enjoyed reading about the different fallacies and
social errors. The social/errors and biases affect me daily in the
area I live in. To write it down is a shell shock, because
I have learned to live with it. “One of us/one of them”, I
experience just going into the supermarket. I have lived in this
neighborhood for two years now and still when people see me
its like I am a foreign object. I guess I should say I live
in a predominately white town, in my defense when I moved
to Pennsylvania I did not know, to be truthful if I did I
would have moved to a more diverse area. So, when I see
one of us and one of them is hits home for me. Anytime
I go outside they want to make me feel as if I’m not one
of them, but what they don’t know is that it doesn’t bother
me, people fear what they do not know or understand, and I
am okay with that. I was raised to always keep my head
high and not worry about what others think so to say one
of us, I accept everyone as a person, not your race, color,
or ethnicity, and that what makes me from them.Today, we are
facing troubling times and I would say COVID-19 has created
so many different arguments. I have seen the argument made that
5G towers are the cause of the virus, but of course there is
no evidence to back those arguments, only theories. Usually, when
I hear an argument that I have no clue if it is right or
wrong, I do research. I may accept with you are saying because
I do not know much about to argue back, but once I have
concluded my research I then will proceed to either or agree
or argue. In doing research, I have found the towers do not
have anything to do with the virus as of right now with the
information provided, but everyone is entitled to their opinion and
beliefs.I found self-serving biases interesting, the tendency to exaggerate
our strengths and minimize our weaknesses, I have realized your
weaknesses can be a part of your strengths, if you take the
time to understand your weakness and allow yourself to develop
those skills, then they wouldn’t be weaknesses at all. After
reviewing the four social errors and biases in the textbook, I
think I would say that I unfortunately am most affected by
social expectations. As much as I would like to say that none
of the social errors relate to me, I would say that social
expectations in our world today are hard to avoid – especially
due to social media. Things like fads, bandwagons, the newest
reality topics, or even unintentional stereotyping are things that I
catch myself being caught up on while spending time on social
media platforms. According to the textbook chapter 5, a fallacy
is an argument that appears on the outside to be correct but
upon further investigating, isn’t. There are many different types of
fallacies, but one that I have seen a lot in life such as
media and dealt with in arguments myself is the accent fallacy.
The accent fallacy is all about which word the stress is put
upon. An example of accent fallacy; I asked my niece to stop
playing on the fence because I was worried she would fall,
and she responded that she wasn’t playing, she was sitting.
Obviously to an adult, the point of my original request was
not about her playing, it was about her being on and around
the old fence.I think both chapters and all of the information
this week was interesting. It was very much review for me
because I took a philosophy course last year that had a lot
to do with fallacies, thinking, evidence, knowledge and limitations.
I think they are all very interesting to learn about and I
enjoyed reading new information on the topics. I think one thing
that I would like to learn more about is the social errors
that occur and how to best learn to work with them in our
lives today because I don’t think they are specifically all bad,
depending on how you view and use them to benefit and live
appropriately. Review the Four Social Errors and Biases in the
Highlights area on page 127 in Ch. 4 of THiNK: Critical
Thinking and Logic Skills for Everyday Life. Which of the social
errors/biases in the book are you most affected by? “One of
Us/One of Them” Error How can you overcome this social
error/bias? I myself or anyone else can overcome this bias by
treating everyone equal and not treating people who have less
any different because they don't have what we have or can't
afford it or because of his or her race not even there religion
or his or her sex because we are all human.
Ch. 5 describes fallacies (when an argument seems to be correct
but isn't). This is a example of a logical fallacies. What is
one fallacy you have personally used or seen in an argument?
The fallacy that I have seen been used is fallacy of accent
doing set up every morning can help you lose your stomach.
Discuss how critical thinking skills will make you less likely to
be influenced by arguments that are based on fallacies and faulty
reasoning. The way I would say critical thinking is to be open
minded and think positive and not negative.
Reflect on the learning activities, concepts, ideas, and topics covered
this week. What is the most interesting activity or concept you
learned this week? I would have to say the learning activities
would be different types of fallacies. Mention any concepts that
are still a bit confusing to you or that you have questions
about. The concept that I would have the most question about
is how the different types of fallacies or used because they
was somewhat confusing. being more informed and conscious will
cease the amount of times your are drawn in by fallacies.
Companies make their Ads sparkle to that at first glance your
thinking that a great deal but if you aware that there may
be a gray area that doesn't make the deal so sweet after all
you are able to make a smarter decision if what is being
advertised is beneficial or a waste. I get fooled with social
meida advertisements all the time. I was recently looking at some
sight for contacts and they have all these different models to
model the different types of contacts and it looks so legit. I
got a feeling that if I were to order the contacts with my
prescription in them with a certain color and it's not correct,
I'll be upset. Social media is the devil most times. I will
say that I gravitate towards people that are open to discussing
just about anything. It is hard to generate a conversation with
someone that doesn’t understand my pattern of thinking or have
not experienced similar life interests. I think its great that you
have/can openly discuss where your respect lies. I encourage you
to talk to someone outside of your comfort zone. Seeing people
at the stores acting in a time of crisis with zero respect for
one another, and being selfish is making things worse. Media
plays a massive role in today's society of information going out
and I personally believe they should be held responsible for what
they share more often and they should more closely regulated. I
do believe their personal views should also be minimalized because
the bias is stronger than ever in politics. I see right through
the bias but it has turned me against most of the media in
the one of us/one of them fallacies so for the most part I
only get my news from trusted sources who'm I align views
and know it's more likely to be truthful. The "group pressure
and conformity" feeds right into our very nature of wanting to
be accepted which causes us to "go along". I have been in
meetings in which ideas that I am hearing have major flaws,
I look around and everyone seems to agree. I in turn start
to doubt myself, and analyze the situation by thinking "if everyone
seems to agree, I must be missing something". When I finally
bring up what I think is a major downside to the presented
ideas, the majority agrees with me. No one wanted to speak
up due to fear of being an outlier. I agree that the fallacies
are interesting to learn about and realize how prevalent they are
in our everyday lives, yet we don't even realize it until we
sit and think! It is interesting to hear how you have fallen
into the trap of a fallacy of that company and it opens my
eyes to how I need to be careful to what I see, read, and
believe and know that a lot of companies almost use fallacies
to cover up the fine print. group pressure and conformity are
not just the domain of teenagers, but that they can affect us
at any stage in our lives. You are absolutely correct about that.
We are always hearing about peer pressure with regard to
teenagers, but the pressure to conform truly does exist throughout
our lives. I have seen some evidence that people are becoming
more accepting of those who hold different ideas, and that being
different has become more celebrated and less taboo. I hope that
the trend continues. I believe that variety is the spice of life.
We are surrounded by peer pressure . This type of pressure
sometimes makes you do things that you wouldn't normally do
on your own. Or sometimes I find conformity an issue when
working in a group. Everyone has some input , and if I feel
everyone else is steering toward the same decision I tend to
put aside my thoughts and go with theirs. I don't do this
very often because I am one to usually stick to my thoughts
, but if I haven't put in enough research for my decision I
tend to just give in , and go with what I feel is the
norm at that time which is what everybody is going with.
