Critical phenomena

Groupthink may be negative, but group work is still needed in today's society. The term “two heads are better than one” comes to mind when thinking about critical thinking groups. A good example of working in a group is our “Six Sigma” team. This team is made up of leaders from each part of our business and they review processes to make them more effective. They request feedback between multiple workgroups…

Psychological research shows eyewitness testimony, detailing events observed during the commission of a crime, has a high probability of containing significant memory errors. In response to these findings, the question is should witness testimony still be admissible in a court of law? Obviously, the answer to this question is an important one, and, is debatable depending on who you ask. Consequently, what we know is many innocent people are falsely imprisoned due to eyewitness…

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Rhetorical Analysis: “Putting a Price on a Human Egg” Ashby Jones worked at a law firm as a litigator and clerked for federal judge. A current report at the Wall Street Journal graduated from Haverford College and the University of Michigan Law School. He joined Wall Street Journal in 2005 and lead writer of the law blog from 2009-2011 and he had wrote over 4000 posts. Ashby Jones is the author of the article “Putting a Price on a Human Egg.” And published by Wall Street Journal in July of 2015…

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Two, people suck at changing their minds, especially toward politicians, ideas and other people. It's the signature failure of liberalism anywhere: Understanding and careful consideration are much higher-order functions than succumbing to fear, nurturing resentment and rejoicing in punishment, which has been the right's schtick since Torquemada. And resentment, fear and punishment are very good at accommodating themselves to new facts. We could discover a thousand touching Hallmark moments in…

Peter Donnelly started this topic off in a humorous way. He acknowledged he had a more challenging topic than some of the other presenters with seemingly more interesting topics. He shared a funny statement saying, “Statisticians liked figures but didn’t have the personality to become accountants.” He went on to joke about the best way to avoid a conversation with a stranger that you do not know is to tell them you are a statistician – they will quickly become disinterested and move on to…

Rounding Data When data is gathered and calculated, the final information presented tends to be rounded. On some occasions it may be necessary to round data, especially when rounding non-integer vales to integer values for simplicity and statistical representation. An example of this would be at the end of the calculations in sample weighting, the fractions you get are rounded to integers, since the data is based on physical objects which cannot have fractions, and so is considered extra for…

Clients may view me as too friendly and not take me serious or see me as their friend and not as a professional. Showing irritation easily can make client and other professionals think negative about me and also it may show that I am not passionate about things. What I can do to improve is to learning how to control my irritation, focusing on tasks rather then emotions, focus on patience to hear others, and practice discussion without criticism. The empathy assessment index provided me with a…

Oliver Stone is a renowned filmmaker and considered one of America’s best. Like most other filmmakers, Stone attempted to capture the turbulent times of the sixties and seventies. However, unlike most filmmakers, who consistently avoiding controversial issues, Stone was determined to shine light on such issues and provide his audience with what he believes are truths. Stone openly admitted that he sometimes manipulate historical facts and footage to create an imaginative and influential film.…