HUM 115 Wk 3 Discussion – Bias, Fallacy, and Assumption

Post a total of 3 substantive responses over 2 separate days to earn full participation points.

This total includes:

• your initial response
• plus any combination of 2 replies to other students or to any messages/questions from your Instructor

All three responses must have at least 175 words of substantive content to earn full credit. Please demonstrate learning in your responses.

Due Thursday

In the first weeks of this course, you learned about factors that can affect how effective critical thinking is. This week, you learn about bias, fallacy, assumption, and ambiguous communication. These elements often come into play when someone tries to convince someone else to agree with them.

Recall a time when you wanted to get someone to agree with you. Did you support your beliefs with facts? Did you perhaps leave out key details, bring in unrelated ideas, or become overly emotional to make your case?

Respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words:

Share two brief examples of arguments in which you or someone else relied on bias, fallacy, or assumption to persuade someone else. These examples can be from social media, from work situations, or other instances. Identify where bias, fallacy, or assumption is used in the argument. Based on your knowledge of critical thinking, how might those arguments have been adjusted to use reason and critical thinking?

Due Monday

Reply to at least 2 of your classmates. Be constructive and professional in your responses. All responses must be at least 175 words of substantive content. Demonstrate what you have learned and your ability to apply it personally, academically and professionally.