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Question.484 - Chapter 2 Exercises - Logic and Critical Thinking

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Chapter 2 Exercises Exercise 2.1 4) What is Stereotyping? Stereotyping is making an assumption of a person based on already defined culture, beliefs, or ideas or existing theories. 8) How does subjective relativism imply infallibility? Subjective relativism infers ethical infallibility every individuals cannot be wrong. For instance, let us say a person is approving an action or an idea then it is ethically or morally right to that person. 13) What is the appeal to popularity? When an argument or a decision is discussed with the public and the opinion of whether it is right or wrong is left with people then it of appeal to popularity. 17) Is critical thinking concerned with the objective or the subjective truth of claims? Critical thinking is concerned with the objective truth of claims. Exercise 2.2 Answers 1) Self-interested thinking 2) Self-interested thinking 3) Face saving Exercise 2.3 1) Important evidence that would exonerate Father Miller was not men-tioned in the newspaper account. 2) The state commission on highways did a study showing that I-95 should have a limit of 70 mph. 3) A study from Harvard shows that women are less violent and less emotional than men. 4) None Exercise 2.4 1) Negative consequence: Arise of discrimination against indviduals who dont believe in Ortega. 2) Peer pressure 3) It is not completely clear 4) Either appeal to popularity or peer pressure Exercise 2.5 1) Face saving Possible negative consequence: poor performance, alienation 2) Self-interest Possible negative consequence: being escalated from the workplace, wasting money 3) Face saving Possible negative consequence: self-deception, low level performance 4) face saving Possible negative consequence: immoral professional behavior, risk patients health by creating side-effects

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