Personal Attack:
A Personal Attack is when a person is delivering their claim and another person attack the person delivering the claim but not the claim itself.
Example:
Frank: I think that all cats are cute.
Pete: I think that personally, you smell.
Frank: Thanks pete!
Pete: No problem smelly.
Appeal to Tradition:
Appeal to Tradition is when something is assumed that it is better or correct due to the matter of how old or traditional it is.
Example:
Sharon: Why do you wear that dark red lipstick everyday?
Shelly: Because its been in style since the 80's and my mom got alot of men because of it.
Sharon: Well... how many men have you gotten?
Shelly: None
Sharon: Exactly.
Appeal to Popularity:
Appeal to Popularity is when you assume something is true or correct due to the amount of people that favor it.
Example:
Timmy: I demand that every room should have a shelf of text books.
Clare: I demand that every room should have a Hawiian Punch bubbler!
Principle: All in favor of tissue boxes say "I"
Students: .....
Principle" All in favor of Hawiian Punch buublers say "I"
Students: I!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grKO6cGeJFo
This commerical uses Personal Attack to add humor to the commercial as well as showing support to their product. For instance after the woman farts and realizes her surroundings the commercial say "That was stupid" and then "Get a smart beeper". Indicating that was stupid was the personal attack and saying get the smart beeper gives a positive look on the product.
Saturday, May 15, 2010
Thursday, May 6, 2010
Hidden Assuptions
1. How did you react to your results? Were you surprised? Angry or hurt? Pleased? Discuss what you felt and why you think you felt what you did.
I took the weight test. I wasn't suprised that my result was skinny over overweight people. I was rather annoyed with the test because it was based off memory for instance skinny would be on one side and fat would be on the other and then it would switch so I would confuse the sides.
2. Do you believe that your test results say something about you that you should pay attention to? Why or why not?
I dont think my test results say anything about me or what I should pay attention to because I don't have a problem with thin or over weight people.
3. Do you think that these tests are valid? When you first saw your results, did you question or accept the tests' validity?
I dont think these tests are valid because I think its a test based off of memory rather than valid questions and answers. This test was based off of saying if the photo was skinny or fat and then there was determining whether the word was good or bad.
4. Give examples of the cultural messages that many support attitudes linking a dominant group in your nation or culture with "good" or "superior" attributes and a subordinate group with "bad" or "inferior" ones. Are these attitudes generalizations that can be called stereotypes? How can generalizations be distinguished from stereotypes?
5. These attitudes generalizations can be stereotypes because a person could take a generalization as an offensive stereotype. Generalizations can be distinguished from stereotypes because generelizations have less wording and there is no negative words rather stereotypes may have positive or negative words.
If some of our consciously held beliefs, attitudes, and values are undermined by what Gladwell calls rapid cognition (others call this intuitive thinking or even gut feelings), what do you suggest we can do to combat jumping to (false) conclusions?
One thing we could do is to observe our surroundings rather than assume with our minds, for instance on the test you had to determine if the picture of the person was skinny or fat and depending on that person they may think when they observe the body that the person may not be fat or could think it may not be skinny depending on their opinion.
I took the weight test. I wasn't suprised that my result was skinny over overweight people. I was rather annoyed with the test because it was based off memory for instance skinny would be on one side and fat would be on the other and then it would switch so I would confuse the sides.
2. Do you believe that your test results say something about you that you should pay attention to? Why or why not?
I dont think my test results say anything about me or what I should pay attention to because I don't have a problem with thin or over weight people.
3. Do you think that these tests are valid? When you first saw your results, did you question or accept the tests' validity?
I dont think these tests are valid because I think its a test based off of memory rather than valid questions and answers. This test was based off of saying if the photo was skinny or fat and then there was determining whether the word was good or bad.
4. Give examples of the cultural messages that many support attitudes linking a dominant group in your nation or culture with "good" or "superior" attributes and a subordinate group with "bad" or "inferior" ones. Are these attitudes generalizations that can be called stereotypes? How can generalizations be distinguished from stereotypes?
5. These attitudes generalizations can be stereotypes because a person could take a generalization as an offensive stereotype. Generalizations can be distinguished from stereotypes because generelizations have less wording and there is no negative words rather stereotypes may have positive or negative words.
If some of our consciously held beliefs, attitudes, and values are undermined by what Gladwell calls rapid cognition (others call this intuitive thinking or even gut feelings), what do you suggest we can do to combat jumping to (false) conclusions?
One thing we could do is to observe our surroundings rather than assume with our minds, for instance on the test you had to determine if the picture of the person was skinny or fat and depending on that person they may think when they observe the body that the person may not be fat or could think it may not be skinny depending on their opinion.
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