Most millennials, being way over 50%, get their local news from
none other than their smart phones. Just by getting on their
internet browser or downloading a news app. While a smaller
number of millennials choose to view their local news from the
television. I, myself like to watch the nightly news on the T.V.
Like most people I choose what to watch and listen to out
of being bias. Something a good critical thinker would change.There
are so many different ways that one can get involved in ur
our government process. Yes, you can go out and vote, you
can fill out the census, and even pay your taxes. I love it
when people get involved in their local government. When an
issue with a law arrises in the state i live in, I always try
to figure out the truth on both sides the issue. Then once i
have a clear understanding, I can form my opinion on it. Also,
you can protect the laws you truly believe in by attending
town hall meeting on it and speaking out for it.A fallacy I
see a lot of is with cell phone commercials. Every company
wants to have the lowest plan, so they lower the month cost
for service but then have you pay full price for the phone.
Learning everything that I have in Chapter 10, I can now spot
fallacies a lot easier, know what type they are and use an
open mind to be able to What I am in for.in dealing with
that fallacy.If i was asked what i liked the most about this
class I would have to say that I enjoyed the interactive learning
videos a lot. I enjoyed seeing an instructors face speaking to
me instead of just reading in the book.. The one thing i did
struggle with were the fallacies and how to know what kind
they are and if it is even really a fallacy. That topic I
had to read over a few ties to get it. I get most of my
News at my place of employment. I also watch the news. I
analyze by understanding what an individual is coming from for
the most part. I usually want to know where a person is
coming from with their conversation. As what interest me, involving
what can make a difference by public opinion. getting thoughts
of the people together can move me to be more involved in
activities. Instagram has been a marketing brand for many
entrepreneurs, but unfortunately there has been mishaps with products
that some will sale on the market. one saleswomen has sold
hair oil to many women who suffers from alopecia. unfortunately
with it is hard to tell who is out here to help you and
who is just trying to make a quick buck. How to be more
careful with people that have misguided ways is to use judgment
and listen to what a person conversation is about. favorite was
learning about the different types of fallacies and the most
challenging is to be on top of my academics. I enjoy starting
my day with a cup of coffee, while watching the local news
on TV. When analyzing what I hear, I look at the source
(where they got their facts from). I also take into consideration
how the information is being shared and why. I determine if
it's an opinion piece & if so, what's the agenda behind sharing
this with the masses. As a Citizen, it's extremely important to
education myself thoroughly on something that I'll be voting on.
The media can often twist the facts & political commercials are
very misleading and one sided. Voting is an American right, but
with that comes responsibility. I find it's best to research before
formulating your own opinion based on how others in your close
circle feel about the issue. I know you brought it up in one
of your video's from earlier in the course, but I also feel
that the animal cruelty donation commercials is a perfect example
of persuasive marketing. The commercial uses video of abused
animals with heartfelt music in the background and offers a t
shirt and calendar if you set up a donation. They fail to
mention exactly how much of the proceed go to the actual
cause. They also fail to discuss specific around the overall success
of the program. I truly enjoyed the discussion board in this
class. The material we reviewed, created great conversation and
participation. Alot of my news comes from the internet and/or
social media. I typically analyze and research the information I
am reading to confirm it is accurate and from a reliable source.
One needs to be careful about the information found on the
website as it could relay false information or bias opinions.As a
citizen, getting involved in the governmental process is not something
I tend to do. I would like to change that and become more
involved because I believe in order for change to happen and
our voices to be heard we have to be aware and present for
the issue and plan of correction and who we will put in
place to in sure those changes are made.When I was a young
adult, just entering my 20's. I had a job knocking on doors
attempting to convince homeowners/renters that if they switched energy
companies they'd receive a bonus check. Leaving out the fact the
bonus, if any, will be applied to the bill and not given as
a check. After reading the chapter, in the future I will not
paint an unrealistic picture just for a sale but instead provide
information to educate the consumer so that they will be
comfortable with their decision as well as satisfied.The most
challenging activity would have to have been the week 4 worksheet
assignments. Researching and insuring the information I am reading
is credible is still a challenge. My favorite activities would have
to be the video interactions. I am a social media fanatic, I
go to social media outlets for almost everything including news.
Facebook and Twitter are my go to social media outlets for
news. I have to check the authentication of the news that I
receive, because everything that is posted on the internet isn't
always true. I do believe that most of the news that we
receive is fabricated or has some type of alternative agenda.
Some ways that I can contribute to governmental processes is by
completing the senses, voting, and promoting going to the polls.
We all play a smile role government we just have to do our
part. I applied critical thinking when choosing the right candidate
for the position.
The Sprint cell phone service company is the perfect example of
fallacy. Their commercials are just to good to be true. They
try to lure costumers in by selling a false dream. I would
use the information from chapter 10 to identify fallacies. It help
you see their strategies and how the sells their product with
persuasion. Most all my news and info comes from social media.
Although some news articles aren’t true you have to watch which
ones you get info from. It’s sometimes hard to not believe
what you hear from the news because it’s supposed to be
reported facts. My favorite topic was arguments I got to understand
and identify the difference. Much of the news I get does come
from social media outlets. Though it is known to not believe
everything you see on social media I typically filter through the
initial information received by doing further research on the web.
It is kind of hard to not believe everything you hear in the
news because we are taught from young that the news is
supposed to report on incidents with facts, however that is for
everyone to unravel and understand that biases do exist and a
lot of information can be filtered or one sided.In governmental
process I like to examine both the opposing side and of course
the side I am for. Many times I have found that examining
the opposing side, I can come to a sense of agreement and
the majority of the time I realize it is emotion that causes
the disagreement. Letting go of bias, for instance everything we
are taught as kids growing up, opens up new channels of
information because you can see their side through a different
perspective--being open minded.To be a mindful consumer, personally,
I have to be aware of impulse buys. Knowing the difference
between something I need and something I want. Many times I
find myself replacing items that can be repurposed, simply because
of age. Another strategy in becoming a mindful consumer is not
being a panic buyer, or utilizing fear as an excuse to buy
something without doing further research. Not falling for the fallacies
of scare tactics in the media. I get most of my news from
the internet or hear say but because its so much fake news
i than go and research it at different websites. I also go to
Google and type it in there to see what information l can
find out than I search it on our local news website. As a
Citizen I get involved in the governmental process by researching
the candidates and laws, I also make sure i vote if i feel
strongly enough about what the candidate stands for than ill also
campaign for them. A fallacy that I see used a lot on
commercials and social media especially Instagram are the waist
trainers, they all say they work and are the best of its kind
and will help your waist go down and won't fold down and
are safe. I've purchased several of them and some where as
thin as a tee shirt and folded soon as you put it on and
my doctor stated some of them could cause back issues. I now
research anything i purchase online and read reviews. I really
enjoyed learning about fallacy and arguments. I get most of my
news from surfing the web. When i go to google a lot of
stuff pops up on the front page. I usually just read about
everything. For example with covid 19. I usually see a lot of
pop ups for that on google and i read through all of the
articles to get as much information as possible.I'm not sure i
understand the second question. Maybe i'm just reading that wrong.
Anything that has to do with the politics i tend to just zone
out. I really don't know why i hate politics. But for some
reason i just get annoyed when others start talking about it.
Its just not of interest to me to follow the news about the
government all the time. So that effects my critical thinking about
it for sure.An example of a fallacy that i've sen so far is
from a lot of phone companies. I've noticed every phone company
has an ad stating "best plans" or "we have the best coverage"
like how do we know they really have the best coverage, is
that truly tested" because i've had almost every cellphone carrier
and they're all pretty much the same. You're honestly just paying
for the name. There's no reason why Verizon should be so
expensive but they are and you pay a lot because its just
Verizon. I see the same fallacies in you-tube thumbnails. If you
scroll through you'll see "Never seen before! or just something
to grab your attention but then you watch like 30 minutes of
a video and realize you've been lied to for views.I think my
favorite topic from this class was arguments. Just because i
learned how to identify what an argument is. Instead of it
being just a squabble between people. I learned that it is more
like a debate. And i think it really help me with my critical
thinking just know that everything doesn't have to lead to a
unsatisfying argument. But disagreements can be communicated with
facts and reason. I get most of my news from loca news
channels, the way I analyze what I hear, view, or readon media
outlets is by comparing other news channels I also look up
the info on the internet and compare and look for discrepancies.
I also discuss it with family members and ask them where
they got their information from and discuss our opinions on the
information. The ways I can as a citizen, get involved in the
governmental process is by Join your local community forum. By
joining or attending my local community forum, I can volunteer,
Support a local voluntary organization, Community hubs, Take part
in a consultation,looking for information in newspapers, magazines,
and reference materials and judging its accuracy, voting in local,
state, and national elections. The fallacy i have seen in on an
advertisements that is used to market a product is appeals to
emotional in the ASPCA comerciales!! I will use the information
in chapter 10 by being more aware when and what fallacy is
being used. If someone asked me what was my favorite activity
or concept from this class was I would say fallacies I have
herd of them before in other class and I have always been
fascinated by them so I enjoy learning more each time . I
personally use local TV media for morning traffic, weather and
general knowledge of world events. When there are important
current events that I am interested in I switch back and forth
between news outlets that have seemingly bias reporting. For
example with the current pandemic I watch CNN, and Fox News,
conservative radio and NPR. I listen for opinions of the reporters,
and try my best to filters those out as color-commentary. If I
can get to the abstract of a scientific article, I will bypass
the article itself and try to interpret the results myself.
Being a informed citizen is very important. My best application
of critical thinking I believe is in the political process. I don’t
associate so much with a party than by a “issue by issue”
approach. When I hear both sides of an issue, I weed out
the over simplification of an argument, I notice who is not
answering the questions directly, attacking the candidate via ad
hominem approach etc. Once I tally the issues, I am pragmatic
in knowing not one candidate will encompass the exact same
viewpoints. The advertisements from multi-level marketing companies
like Herbal-Life always stand out to me. The appeal to nature
fallacy runs ramped throughout their sales pitches. Claiming the
mere fact that their products are allegedly natural, then they must
be good for you. Adding more knowledge of common logical
fallacies such as the fallacy of popular appeal allow me to
correctly label the advertisements I know are weak but I couldn’t
correctly describe.
Logical fallacies by far have been my favorite topic and or
activity. There are so many of them and they apply so often.
Everywhere we go, every day we are bombarded by “Celebrity
X uses this and so should you”, “this ancient remedy is better
than..”, “that product is used by undesirable demographic”. Even at
work places we are given false dichotomies when being persuaded
towards a solution by false choices. Identifying the weakness in
the arguments allows me to then logically think through the
proper response or see through a weak argument. I get most
of my news through social media. After I read the story I
do google to see if the story is correct. I come from a
small town. We only get the local headlines. I live in between
Chicago and Milwaukee. I am closer to Milwaukee and my
county is in Wisconsin. I must admit I do watch the news
, but we still only get them headlines so, I do verify
everything I see on social media. The best way a citizen can
get involved with the governmental process is by voting in the
local election. You involve critical thinking by voting for the
best candidate that would be good for your community .In the
Arby's commercial they show a fish sandwich bigger than McDonald's
Fish Fillet sandwich. Critical thinking come in when the consumer
decides who got the best deal for their money .My best concept
of this class is learning about social errors and biases. The
reason is because it taught me what I as a person was doing
wrong. I also liked learning about the different parts of an
argument. It is so many parts I need to concentrate more on.
I get my news from either the news channels or the radio.
I have read and heard so much fake news on social media
it's ridiculous the things that are on social media. It's also
tricky because they can sometimes make some it seem real. This
is where our critical thinking skills come into play. We have
to analyze the information , and determine if the information is
coming from a credible source. I am not too involved in
politics . My involvement does not go any further than listening
to the speeches of the different canditates for our elections ,
and putting in my vote. I put my critical thinking skills in
process with this by analyzing the conclusion and premise of the
arguments they put forth, and determine if I feel the premise
are sound. I also make sure to stay open minded when it
comes to making my own conclusions. The biggest fallacies that
I have seen are on tv. It is usually always with sales.
Everyone claims to have the best product. My biggest pet peeve
is advertisent from cell phone companies. They are always advertising
free phones. They are never really free , once they catch you
attention and you actually look into the deal , you quickly
learn it is not really free. There is usually other fees associated
around it, or you have to buy a phone to get one free.
This kind of advertisment can be so misleading.
The most interesting topic in this course for me is how to
brake down an argument. This will help us throughout our life
to make better sense of an argument by analyzing the conclusion
and premise of the argument. Most of my new's nowadays comes
from platforms such as twitter and instagram and so on. I try
to think logically to see whether the news i am seeing is
propaganda or in fact reality. The sources have to be credible
also because nowadays people can photoshop anything they want
and make it seem real.
I myself do follow politics. I was a Bernie supporter because
of the student debt and free health programs he was preparing.
I also am registered to vote so i would consider myself active
in politics. The critical thinking I use while encouraging people
to vote for the next candidate. I feel like we are now
obligated to vote because it gives you a say in government.
This biggest fallacies i see nowadays are advertisements on television.
Nowadays everything runs on advertisements. A company can have
a basketball player advertise a cheeseburger or sponsor a restaurant
and then they basketball player receives profit. If someone asked
me what my favorite concept was for this class, it would be
fallacies. For me they were the most difficult to understand and
i will do more research in order to understand the material
better. I get most of my news from some sort of social
media. I then check it with other news stations and web sites
to ensure I have the correct information on a topic that I
am interested in. I make sure I analyse every source possible
it is a topic that I am wanting more information on.One of
the ways that we can get involved in the governmental process
is to listen to speeches and make informed decisions and then
go vote. Encourage others to due there duty and go vote as
well.One fallacy that I see a lot is when it comes to dishes,
for example "Pioneer Woman" claim to be better dishes. I
personally do not like many of them because of the patterns
or the colors. The information in our chapter will help to point
out some of the fallacy that the big stores use when making
these claims.I have enjoyed several chapters of reading through this
course. It has really opened my eyes to different aspects of an
argument.
Most of my news comes from the following four apps: Politico,
CNN, CBS6 and Fox29. My husband is a walking antenna and
I usually tune in to see what news he’s collected as well.
My zeal for the news has waned over the last 10 years and
I’ve become jaded. While I do think it’s important to learn
about, understand and discuss current events, I engage when it’s
necessary. Honestly, analyzing the news involves opening my mind
and heart to boatload of opinions and I’m not interested in
being at the helm.-Politics is not something that enjoy because
the process is personal and full of emotion. In my opinion,
politics equals money, and everyone cares about their coins. Politics
erases 1/5 of my mystery because I have to pick a side or
a view. Once everyone knows which side you are on, out
come the horns..lol. No, no, voting is the extent of my
governmental involvement.-The Victoria Secret commercials were the
cause of many unpaid bills during my twenties. The models
didn’t say much of anything but some-how I kept hearing ‘buy
this’ and you’ll have it going on. I’m not sure if any of
the strategies presented in Chapter 10 would have changed my
behavior or thoughts at that time. However, if had been mature
and understood the effects of a good hyperbole, I would have
realized that sexy has nothing to do with clothes. -Recognizing
the roles that reason and emotion play in critical thinking has
helped me to take a quick analytical pause during conversations
that may be sensitive. I am reactionary for no reason. Taking
a deep breath, meditating or simply saying ‘let me think about
that and get back to you’ works just as well as responding
quickly. Below is one of my favorite quotes.
• “You will continue to suffer if you have an emotional
reaction to everything that is said to you. True power is
sitting back and observing everything with logic. If words
control you that means everyone else can control you. Breath
and allow things to pass” -Bruce Lee
I’m still having trouble with inductive and deductive arguments.
I’m not sure why, but I’ll read it again. I do not watch
much Tv so in result most of my information comes from
social media. Once I look at the news on social media, I
usually will go to a reliable source on the internet to verify
what I have heard or seen. The way I get involved in
government activities is voting by making my voice heard. I
think voting and becoming more involved with your local community
is how you can better yourself and the people around you.
One example I have of a fallacy is when T-Mobile sells their
service as better than the others and having the better price.
To not fall victim of a fallacy I plan to evaluate the
information that is being presented and analyze it. My favorite
activities from this class were the interactive videos. I really
enjoyed this activity as it gave me questions as I was looking
at the video to make sure I understood the concepts. The
interactive videos also gave me explanations on why an answer
was incorrect. So far it was not an assignment in this class
that I did not like or understand. I get most of my news
through online sources. To make sure they are correct, I make
it is a reputable source releasing the information. I cross reference
it with other sources to make sure they match.
I think as a an average citizen, the way people can get more
involved with the government, is by voting and do their dual
diligence to follow rules and laws. By voting, you're including
your vote which helps raise your voice for your county, state,
country.
An example of fallacy or rhetoric that I have personally seen
would have to be on media ads and store ads advertising
clothing lines or make up lines. I know personally while shopping
at my favorite store, they really push one of their bra brands,
claiming its better than one of Victoria's secret bras when i
don't think it does any justice as they are advertising it does.
I have enjoyed the videos and actually feeling like i am
participating in an online class. They were full of advice and
knowledge. I enjoy watching them and making it feel a little
more personal. I get most of my news through a online news
source but I am always sure to double and triple check the
information. I feel like news sources anymore are so politically
driven you have to do your own research and really figure out
what is clear, sound and not trying to sway your opinion one
way or another.As for what the average person can do to be
involved with their government, I would have say vote. By voting
you are doing your civic duty for your county, state or country.
Even though you feel like you are only one vote, that is
not he point. Your vote is your voice on the matter being
voted upon.I spoke of this in our discussion a couple weeks
ago, but there is a clothing company that I shop at that uses
this rhetoric in their adds when you first get onto their website.
They say either put in your email for a discount, or no I
would like to pay full price. I feel like it is tricky wordy
to get you to put in your email because NOBODY wants to
pay full price.My favorite activities were the videos that were
put together that had the questions within them. I feel like I
got some great information from them and they were a personal
touch on an online course. I enjoyed the class and the way
I was able to relate it to my everyday life. The majority of
what i use is television news, different social media sights, online
and from other people. I analyze what I've heard, read or saw
by doing my own research from several different sources. I
typically won't believe something until I confirm the information to
be true from the actual source itself.The most important thing
that I can do to be invovled in the governmental process is
to exercise my right and go vote. I can't be mad about
certain decisions that are made in the world if I don't help
contribute to the decisions being made.A great example of a
fallacy that I have seen so much of, just about on every
sight is the advertisement for color contacts. I was so close to
ordering until I consulted with my Optometrist first and he told
me that he didn't think that I should order any contacts through
any foreign sight. The contact advertisement looked so legit and
they almost got me.I have really enjoyed the interactive videos
and the videos of the professor. I have really learned a lot
from her. I think reading the different scenarios and anwering
the questions through her teachings were very informative. I like
the fact, that if you chose the wrong answer, it'll let you
know what the right answer was and I was able to read the
correct answer and realized why it was correct. The most
challenging thing I think was understanding the different types of
arguments.
I find myself getting most of my news from television along
with social media such as Facebook and twitter. I analyze what
I hear and view by knowing where the information is coming
from and what company they are working for. A lot of news
media outlets have stigmas attached to them which help guide
me in the direction of what news is credible and what isn’t.
When I see an article that I want to read, I first look at
the authenticity of the company, and author and then read into
how they are gathering their facts. I apply critical thinking in
knowing what companies produce credible information and what
articles are trying to clickbait you by spreading false information.
The best and most involved way I’m involved in the governmental
process is by voting as well as spreading real news on social
media to help those around me with credible information. It’s
tough for people like my grandparents who believe everything they
read on the internet is true, so they look forward to good
information from me. I like to speak my opinions and create
debates on social media about political propositions, so I can
gather multiple sides of view to help me open my mind to
learning news way to think.
The biggest fallacy I see is watching tv ads which include
celebrities promoting brands as payed spokesmen to get you to
buy their products. For example, when the R&B artist Drake in
a commercial wasn’t feeling it or in the mood in the recording
studio, a cold Sprite happened to fire him up and produce one
of his biggest songs of his career. I have the vision to see
these are paid advertisements to intrigue their audience into
purchasing their product. I use this vision to make smart decisions
in everyday life. My favorite concepts from this class have been
the 5 characteristics to a good argument. Being in the business
world and negotiating a lot, I will use more of these
characteristics to become better balanced for my customers. Overall,
I enjoyed this course as it has made us learn to think more
critically about everything in everyday life. When it comes to
the news and how I hear about what is going on in the
world, I get most of it from either social media (I am the
type to scroll through twitter in my free time), and from my
parents/grandparents who keep up with it on the daily basis. I
will be honest, I do not watch the news on tv much unless
it is on in the background while I am at work, and I do
not keep up with the little things on my own – only the
stories that are big enough to make it from my parents to
me or make a big enough presence on social media to get
my attention which cues me to look into it. When it comes
to me analyzing it, it is already pretty sorted through by the
time I hear about it because like I said I typically only hear
about it if it is a story who gets the attention of people
around me, but then I do my own research and view the
credibility of wherever the story is coming from which I have
learned how to do through this course; looking for the education
of the publisher, the experience, the reputation, and the
accomplishments in order to determine if they are announcing
something credible or not. The biggest way I get involved in
the world around me and government to be more specifically
speaking is to participate in voting. The first time I was able
to vote was in 2016, I was freshly 18 and a senior in
high school. I was able to learn a lot of what was going
on in the government at that point in school because they
made a big deal of it for their seniors who were preparing
to vote. They encouraged doing your own research because it
would be easy to ask your parents and go with what they
were voting for. That sounded like a great idea, but they did
not teach the research process and how you can tell whether
your research path is credible. This year will be my second
time voting and I feel much more prepared because not only
have I matured an immense amount in the last 4 years, I
also know how to critically think and determine the accreditation
of the sources I am studying in order to be involved. I love
advertisements, if I am being honest. Specifically super bowl
commercials and quirky advertisements that make you laugh and
make you remember the company. Commercials that really hit me
are the ASPCA commercials you see on tv. They are memorable
for many reasons. Firstly, I am complete animal lover, if it
has 4 legs and breathes, I want to save it and love it. I
have grown up that way. So they immediately trigger the emotional
side of me simply by putting a dog on the screen. Another
thing the ASPCA does to keep you engaged is put a sad
slow song in the back ground of their emotion triggering images
of animals in bad situations. On top of that, they are typically
long commercials – they do not try to get right to the point
in 30 seconds, they have you holding on for 4 minutes and
you are crying by the end of it, wanting to donate money
to them. My favorite concept from this course to learn about
was the fallacies. I have studied them a small bit before in
a philosophy course I took in the past but going even more
in depth was intriguing. It is interesting to me how much we
as consumers are basically strategically played by these companies
in order to gain our loyalty and buy their products/services. The
most challenging topic was chapter 13, Law and Politics. I very
much enjoy law but I enjoy the current criminal side of things
rather than the original government and the start of democracy
etc., it takes a bit for me to study to understand it. I
receive the majority of my news from social media and television
networks. Typically when I read information online I like to
verify the source of the news, for example when I am on
Facebook I come across many articles regarding COVID-19 and a
majority of the information that is being passed around is false
or misleading. Before I waste my time reading an article I like
to click on the links that lead me to the publishing company’s
website and verify the authenticity of the article.One way I get
involved in the governmental process as a citizen is by doing
my part and voting. I think critical thinking plays a major role
when I go to vote because I like to be informed about all
issues and propositions and have time to analyze the information
and form my own opinion without being influenced by biased
information. Critical thinking helps me come to a conclusion after
processing and understanding different viewpoints.One major fallacy I
see ALL the time that is mostly advertised to women is diet
products. Anytime I log onto any social media platform whether
it be instagram,Facebook, YouTube, etc. I see so many diet pills,
gummies, drinks that many influencers and well known celebrities
advertise online stating that “x” product helped them to achieve
the body they want, and as consumers we are expected to
believe that because of there status they must be trustworthy and
since they are in shape it must be true. Using common
knowledge and critical thinking to understand what is being advertised
and where the information is coming from is vital to form an
opinion. I personally like to do my own research before buying
a product, for example I google reviews on the products and
cross reference these reviews to ensure that they are legitimate.My
favorite activity from this course was in week 1 determining
barriers in critical thinking. I found this chapter the most interesting
because it helped me better understand and highlight my struggles
and how I can overcome these barriers that I often struggle
with. And lastly, if someone asked me what the most challenging
activity or concept was, I would say none. I found the activities
and concepts in this course very helpful and interesting, a helpful
tool for me was diligent note taking to keep up with some
of the concepts like understanding the different forms of fallacies,
but other than that I felt fairly confident with this course. To
be honest until Covid-19 arrived I would do research on my
own as to what is going on around the world or places
where my family lives. My fiancé watches the local news often
and fills me in if he believes it is important, but 9 times
out of 20 I have already read on the event he has shared.
The News is so depressing, every time you turn the television
on all you see is death. I am not inclined to watch the
news right now, but if I do and I am not familiar with
the topic, I visit accredited sites that I can get more information
from like the CDC website or the BBB website.Personally, I
have been a poll worker in order to get involved in the
governmental process, even if it is just minimal. Being a poll
worker, you have to pay attention to detail, because mistakes are
very crucial, if any one of the processes are done incorrectly,
it can result in a ballot not being counted for. Which then
in turn is another issue itself.Ads are a service used immensely
to persuade an audience to purchase certain. For example, T-Mobile
sends out ads in regard to upgrading to a 5G network, because
it is fast and reliable. We see billboards, spam email, commercials,
and even flyers. What they don’t advertise are the hidden fees
or information that will allow the consumer to make a clear
and concise decisions. For many years before I have bought a
product I did research as to the pros and cons and also
reviews of others that have used the certain product to get a
full picture of what I would be buying.I would say my favorite
concept for this class was learning about Arguments, most challenging
concept as well was arguments. I favored arguments because I
learned how to use another way to communicate effectively with
others, but it was also challenging because you have to be
able to do your research to confirm if the information provided
to is correct. Sometimes the information may come from someone
you trust, but you want to make sure to cross your T’s and
dot your I’s and that can be tedious but necessary. When it
comes to news, I can say I am not usually up to date on
it. When there comes a time where I want to know information,
I usually go to google and type in the questions I have. If
not google when I want to be informed, social media even
though may not always be in the trust form gives a lot of
information regarding well known topics. Here in Savannah once
there was a new mayor elected there was a city council meeting
where citizen of Savannah were able to go and be apart of
the meeting. I did not attend, but regarding this question when
an event like that happens I would show up.When the Super
Bowl comes around many big brands such as Coke or Dorritos
use superstars to promote there brand hoping that people will
buy their product if seen that Cardi-B or Lil Yahtcy is drinking
or eating what is seen on t.v.When it comes to this class, I
have actually been challenged quit a bit. I have to think outside
the box, and use my mind before jumping directly into an
activity. I love how the class is set up. The professors videos
she makes personally helps inform me of information more than
a textbook could. I personally never keep up with the news.
I'm actually a little out of touch when it come to things
happening in the world. However, if any news I wanted to
know I will occasionally watch one of our local channels for
news updates or some social media post even google at times.
When analyzing this information I try to stay open-minded even
when I have some bias about certain things the media or news
try to report on.I in no way get into governmental process.
This is the most I have every tried to understand why the
government even exit. But if I had to critical think on
governmental process , would be the ability to think clearly and
rationally, understanding the information given.The example of a
fallacy/rhetoric product is when the majority of people believe
advertisers should spend more money on ads, so ads are objectively
the best form of advertisement. When using critical thinking you
learn to use use different ways to appeal to the people you
are advertising too.I believe all activities have been a challenge
for me, being that I have had to think inside and out to
understand the activities and reading. My example of a fallacy
or rhetoric would be Rapper Nelly is very well-known and drinks
Sprite. I would say this will be bias just because we known
that rapper Nelly is well know because of his rap career as
well as for the TV shows he also plays on. For he drinks
sprites or not this can be fake because I have never seen
Nelly on a sprite commercial. If someone asked you what your
favorite activity or concept from this class was as well as what
the most challenging activity or concept was, what would you
tell them and why? My favorite concept of this call I would
tell them how critical thinking in use in everyday not only for
our professional use but also we can use it in out everyday
personal life as well. I choose either CNN or MSNBC for
news coverage. I do this because I want to be open-minded,
which is necessary for critical thinking, and these particular news
outlets seem to strive to show both sides of the news stories
and to relate the happenings in the world to me without
injecting bias into the mix. On the other hand, there are
channels such as Fox News which seem to be so strongly
biased that I do not feel that I could actually get any relevant
information from them. While I am aware that certain newspapers
such as the Washington Post have excellent reputations for delivering
the news accurately and fairly, I simply do not have any
subscriptions to newspapers currently. In order to analyze the news
that I hear, I first decide that the source of the news is
both reputable and unbiased. If I determine that this is the
case, I either read or watch the news stories with an open
mind.Citizens can become involved in many ways. One of the
easiest ways is to get involved in government is by signing a
petition. One can also contribute either time or money to a
political candidate's campaign or write to an elected official.
Personally, I have done both in the past. Finally, one could
run for a political office oneself. Once again, it is extremely
important, especially on political issues, to approach the subjects
with an open mind. Also, carefully consider political arguments. Do
not buy into an argument that contains fallacies.An obvious example
of fallacies or rhetoric is Fox News. They only present one
side of the story, and sell the other side of the story as
a product which they label "fake news". In this way, many
viewers who do not watch other news channels actually by into
whatever Fox News is claiming that week because they do not
have the opportunity to apply critical thinking by considering both
sides of a news story with an open mind. My favorite concept
from this class was easily that arguments can be useful tools
for critical thinking and in everyday life. Throughout my entire
life, the word "argument" has carried a very negative connotation
for me. I love the fact that this class presented arguments in
a positive light as something from which an individual can learn.
