Thought Germ Summary

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When watching the given video by C.G.P Gray; I accepted his point of thought germs. Thought germs are principally shared by arguments regarding a topic or a person. An example of thought germs was shown by a dress that went viral a couple of years ago. When numerous individuals would see a and gold with while strips, while others would see black with blue strips. This small argument over color turned into a worldwide argument over the internet. Another example of an argument was brought up by Foer, in this last reading. Foer believed that eating animals was wicked. If Foer shared his opinion on the internet there would be numerous people on both sides, creating a vicious and offensive argument.

Gray proved that hateful or angry arguments

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