Emotive Language
This type of language is used to influence feelings rather than just present facts.
What is emotive language?
This philosopher believed knowledge comes mainly from reason.
Who is Plato?
This stage views the world as black and white.
What is The Garden of Eden stage?
This is defined as facts or information that support a belief.
What is evidence?
This occurs when we follow others instead of using our own judgment
What is conformity?
Time magazine described Discovery as rising “majestically,” while Buran “lumbered.” This shows this kind of bias.
What is emotional bias in word choice?
This group believed knowledge comes from the senses and observation.
Who are the Empiricists?
In this stage, people believe no opinion is better than another.
What is the Anything Goes stage?
When evaluating experts, we should ask if they are ______ in that subject area.
What is knowledgeable or credible?
This Yale psychologist coined the term “groupthink.”
Who is Irving Janis?
One way to test if language is too emotional is to replace words with more ______ ones.
What are neutral words?
This philosopher believed we experience reality through the structure of our minds.
Who is Immanuel Kant?
This term describes the belief that truth depends on the individual or culture.
What is relativism?
Why should we be cautious of .com and .org websites?
What is because they may have bias, financial interests, or specific belief agendas?
Groupthink happens when groups sacrifice good judgment to maintain ______.
What is harmony or agreement?
If a political candidate calls their opponent a “communist,” they should be prepared to do this.
What is defend or justify their word choice?
According to Kant, we do not see reality directly but instead through the ______ of our minds.
What is the structure (or framework) of our minds?
In this stage, people accept viewpoints based on evidence rather than authority.
What is Thinking Critically?
Many UFO photos are considered weak evidence because they are ______.
What is inconclusive or unclear?
One strategy to prevent groupthink is dividing into smaller ______.
What are subgroups?
Why was Discovery described more positively than Buran?
What is because it was during the Cold War and followed the Challenger tragedy, making it emotionally significant to Americans?
This method is used by empiricists and includes observation, hypothesis, and testing.
What is the scientific method?
Why doesn’t the “Anything Goes” stage work long term?
What is because deep down we know some beliefs are better supported by evidence than others?
Why is personal experience often unreliable as strong evidence?
What is because people misinterpret what they see and perceptions can be mistaken?
Why is it dangerous to assume the group is always correct?
What is because agreement does not guarantee truth or good reasoning?