Secularist Culture
What is a common fallacy that unbelievers use to argue against Christianity?
Hasty Generalization
What wins people over more: how we treat people or just arguing our points without caring how others feel?
How we treat others
What is an argument?
A set of premises supporting a conclusion.
Engaging in a culture that could hurt us requires...
True or False: One interaction with a bad 'christian' can close off someone's heart.
True
What is a form of manipulation people use to persuade others to do things they wouldn't ordinarily do?
Propaganda
True or False: Manipulation is fine in moderation. While it can be wrong in most situations, it is needed from time to time to help with the spread of the Gospel.
False
Define Critical thinking.
The process of analyzing and evaluating arguments for validity and soundness.
Fill in the blanks: Be ___, ask ___ questions, and then go ___ some more and return with other ___
hint: 🤔, 💭, 📑, ❓
Curious, thoughtful, study, questions
How can Dialogue help with the Christian mission?
Dialogue is the action of thinking and talking through it. Using Dialogue we can listen to the agruments of the unbelievers and after thinking through it we can have good arguments for them.
Give three different reasons people are detered from Christianity.
1. Bad interaction with a 'christian'
2. Misinterpritation of the Bible
3. Rules
(if teacher agrees with a different reason than what is stated above then give points)
Why shouldn't Christians just take what they are told by their elders without looking into if it is true?
Just becasue it is from those we trust, doesn't mean that it is automatically true. We must take everything that isn't straight from the Bible with a grain of salt and look into it to make sure we aren't being fed something wrong.
A Fallacy is...
a mistake in resoning that renders an argument invalid, unsound, weak, or ineffective.
According to the textbook, We should never make a statement when...
a question will do the job.
The truth can mean nothing to others if we don't have ___ and ___.
trust and credibility
How common are fallacies used in daily life?
a) uncommon
b) here and there
c) frequently
C
What kind of fallacy or question should christians be careful to avoid and why?
A loaded question because the person asking the question has already made an assumption of what is true.
The Pygmalion effect is a psychological effect whereby...
the confidence of an arguer makes the persuasion of those listening more likely.
We must take words and language seriously because...
It allows us to reason well
Bad communication is bad for christians because...
Even though the Bible is true, nobody will believe its teachings if the only way they get it is from people who can not be trusted.
When faced with a choice between salvation and continueing as they are, why do many people choose to just continue oas they are?
Because many times, Christianity seems to be far more work than it is worth. Imagine being told that you just have to give up everything you love to follow a God who leads you to a better life. But that better life is mostly just because you feel at peace with yourself and the world will just hate you because of it.
There is an age old saying about actions that Christians should follow and it is: Actions speak...
explain the signifigance of this for how we spread the gospel.
louder than words.
This brings to light that we should also act like Christians in the world so as to spread the Gospel with more than just words.
What is the difference between Manipulation and Persuasion?
Manipulation: decieves the audience and keeps people from seeing the truth
Persuasion: enlightnes an audience to the truth
People who dialogue well ___ as much as they ___.
listen, talk
Give a verse that talks about how necessary commnication is for the spread of God's work.
Answers may vary.
(ex: 1 Cor 15:33, Eph 4:29, 31, Jam 1:20)