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#1 will be discussing everyday errors in reasoning, found within two articles
covering two political candidates; in this case, Clinton and Sanders. The two articles being discussed are from “PewResearchCenter”
Journalism & Media, as well as NBC News: Politics. The first error in reasoning
would be overgeneralization, which occurs when we conclude that what we have
observed or what we know to be true for some cases is true for all cases. After reading both articles, I did not find
any overgeneralization. The second error
would be selective observation, which is choosing to look only at things that
are in line with our preferences or beliefs.
For this reasoning, an example can be found in NBC News: Politics, when
discussing that Clinton and Sanders had agreed to work together, and when going
over what their common goals were, Sanders did not choose the same goals. This can be seen in this statement, “However, while Clinton's statement
discussed "unifying the party," Sanders' made no mention of the
"u" word” (Seitz-Wald, 2016). Error number three
entails illogical reasoning, which occurs when we prematurely jump to
conclusions or argue on the basis of invalid assumptions. After reading both
articles, I did not find any illogical reasoning. The fourth error, resistance to change, is the
reluctance to change our ideas in light of new information, is a common
problem. Unfortunately, I did not find
any resistance to change. The fifth
error, adherence to authority, is given because we believe that the authority
(the person making the claim) does have the knowledge. Again, I unfortunately could not find this
error in either article.
As
far as the one error in which I located, it is obvious that presidents will
have selective observations. I do not believe that there is anything that can
be done to challenge that error. Please feel free to read these articles and
let me know if you see any errors in reasoning that I may have missed! I will certainly appreciate it! To read these, please see the links I have
listed below.
Seitz-Wald, A. (2016, June 15). Clinton, Sanders Agree to Work Together. NBC News: Politics. Retrieved from http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/clinton-sanders-agree-work-together-n592636
Suls, R. (2016, May 17). Clinton, Sanders supporters differ sharply on U.S. global role. PewResearchCenter. Retrieved from http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2016/05/17/clinton-sanders-supporters-differ-sharply-on-u-s-global-role/
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