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Week 13- What Significant Information is Omitted?

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Week 13- What Significant Information is Omitted?. Effexor - #1 prescribed anti-depression medicine. Gives discount to doctor. For every 500 prescriptions, Doctors given free vacation. Gives most free sample. A.I. Artificial Intelligence. Directed by Steven Spielberg. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Effexor- #1 prescribed anti-depression medicine

Gives discount to doctor

Gives most free sample

For every 500 prescriptions, Doctors given free vacation

A.I. Artificial Intelligence

Directed by Steven Spielberg

Starring Haley Joel OsmentJude Law

146 minutes of the life of a robot who wants to be a “real” boy.

MOST BORING MOVIE I’VE EVER WATCHED

Activity 1-

In groups of 3-4, choose 4 categories from the list below.

1.Worst movie 2.Worst food/restaurant 3.Worst class4.Worst book5.Worst rule/law6.Worst product you’ve bought7. Worst ________ (your choice)

From your list of 4, choose 2 of these to advertise to the class.

Make the thing seem as good as you can, but don’t give any false information.

While other groups advertise, try to think of questions you’d like to ask them.

Purpose of Activity= Almost every conclusion/product has some positive characteristics

To Persuade, people tell you only the positive points.

Must ask: “What is not said?”

“What significant information is missing?”

Arguments must be INCOMPLETETrue/False ?

1.Time & Space Limitation2. Limited Attention Span3. Limited Knowledge4.Intentional Deception5.Different perspectives (Values/Beliefs/Attitudes)

Ask questions about information you still need?

& Questions that reveal that information?

Arguments are incomplete. So what should we do?

Why? You might be able to answer. Good practice for conversations.

Excuse me, book.

Do any studies contradict this information?

Clean & ClearClean & Clear removes 95% of deep-down dirt and oil, helping to fight unsightly be blemishes.

What percentage do other soaps remove? Are there any negative consequences? What else causes blemishes?

How much dirt & oil is necessary to cause acne?

Importance of Negative View

1. Which parts of society or people will not benefit? Will this hurt them? 2. Does this affect how we view the world? 3. What are the action’s effects on our health?4. How does the action influence our relationships with people? with nature?5. Are there long-term effects we might not be thinking about?

There is a proposal to build a new school in Heung-Hae. This should be accepted because it will give students in the area and opportunity to

have a better environment in which they can study and attract qualified teachers to teach

them.

Destruction of environment

Shifts in quality of education provided

Prevention of other beneficial expansion

Increased demand for housing

Increased taxes