The Fallacy Of Prediction In Minority Report

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According to Gary Westfahl’s analysis, he analyzed seven fallacy of prediction, such as universal wealth, replacement, inevitable technology, extrapolation, analogy, universal stupidity and drama. On the basis of Westfhl’s statement, science fiction writers never really attempt to predict the future, but rather are only exploring possibilities of future. He claims that most of us will continuously choose to do what we are doing right now, like how we choose to do what our ancestors did before. Therefore, I believe that the social and technological world presented in Minority Report is unlikely to come true. The film Minority Report involves with many fallacy of prediction according to Westfahl; the fallacy of drama, the film has represented

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