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I agree with the author’s interpretation of the “Third-Party Forgiveness Effect”, as they show reasonable and reliable data to back up their hypothesis. Also they seem to have quite a few examples to help support their thesis. One example is when Lerner proposed a “heroic motive” that may be activated in situations where a close relative is hurt or wronged. Perhaps this heroic motive can lead to vengeful motivations as one tries to protect or save their close friend or family member. It is obvious that first and third parties differ in their experience of an offense. It seems clear that individuals experience some degree of unforgiveness toward perpetrators of an offense against their close friends or family members …show more content…
This feud may have begun with a dispute over the ownership of a pig, which became further provoked by an affair between Roseanna McCoy and Johnse Hatfield. The feud did not become less severe until after at least a dozen members of the families were murdered, several were imprisoned, and both the National Guard and Supreme Court became deeply involved in the feud. In this article I noticed that the author used many rhetorical questions to help them focus on the topic at hand. These questions include- ‘Does the experience of someone who has not been directly wronged, but who feels hurt or offended due to a close relationship to the victim, qualify as an …show more content…
The author says that some conceptualizations also involve the replacement of negative emotions with positive, prosocial emotions. One main advantage of intrapersonal definitions of forgiveness is that forgiveness is defined apart from the actions of a perpetrator (e.g., receiving an apology from the perpetrator), and there is greater clarity, as forgiveness is distinguished from reconciliation and other processes. Interpersonal models of forgiveness emphasize the context in which forgiveness occurs, especially the ongoing relationship between the perpetrator and the
I agree with the author’s interpretation of the “Third-Party Forgiveness Effect”, as they show reasonable and reliable data to back up their hypothesis. Also they seem to have quite a few examples to help support their thesis. One example is when Lerner proposed a “heroic motive” that may be activated in situations where a close relative is hurt or wronged. Perhaps this heroic motive can lead to vengeful motivations as one tries to protect or save their close friend or family member. It is obvious that first and third parties differ in their experience of an offense. It seems clear that individuals experience some degree of unforgiveness toward perpetrators of an offense against their close friends or family members …show more content…
This feud may have begun with a dispute over the ownership of a pig, which became further provoked by an affair between Roseanna McCoy and Johnse Hatfield. The feud did not become less severe until after at least a dozen members of the families were murdered, several were imprisoned, and both the National Guard and Supreme Court became deeply involved in the feud. In this article I noticed that the author used many rhetorical questions to help them focus on the topic at hand. These questions include- ‘Does the experience of someone who has not been directly wronged, but who feels hurt or offended due to a close relationship to the victim, qualify as an …show more content…
The author says that some conceptualizations also involve the replacement of negative emotions with positive, prosocial emotions. One main advantage of intrapersonal definitions of forgiveness is that forgiveness is defined apart from the actions of a perpetrator (e.g., receiving an apology from the perpetrator), and there is greater clarity, as forgiveness is distinguished from reconciliation and other processes. Interpersonal models of forgiveness emphasize the context in which forgiveness occurs, especially the ongoing relationship between the perpetrator and the