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many misconceptions about what exactly atheism is. Some people believe atheism is a religion, but atheism is simply the lack of belief in a god, gods, deities, or any supernatural forces. The beliefs atheist have can vary from individuals and are generally different. People who identify as atheist may have very different beliefs, but generally there are a few certain beliefs that are the same. One would be that they do not believe anything without empirical evidence. A lot of time this is what…

Cultural Autobiography Trevor Endre Dr. Gannon Watts Diversity Argosy University April 12, 2017 Today I am going to talk about my family and our cultural and ethnic background. My mother is Irish, Sicilian, and Austrian. She was born in Chicago. My grandmother has the same ethnic background as my mother, and was also born in Chicago. My Grandfather is not my mother’s biological father; thus, his ethnic and cultural background are different from my mother’s. He is Swedish, Polish,…

The Definition of Rhetoric Over the course of centuries, millennia even, rhetoric has been defined in many ways. Some consider it an art form, some consider it a science. While many would confine it to describing the means of persuasion, some would unlimit its meaning to encompass the emotional value of all communication. According to Kenneth Burke, it’s a fundamental aspect of language that uses symbols, for that is what people respond to. George Kennedy takes a slightly different approach,…

believe athletes should make their own political statements” (9), especially when the opinion is unpopular or controversial. Smith also argues that its celebrities and athletes’ job to act as a leader and role model, support their own political beliefs whether they are popular or unpopular, and make their opinions heard. Smith supports this claim with examples where athletes demonstrate their social influence. “Athletes are encouraged to endorse everything from telephone plans to fast food…

Have you ever tried to convince someone that what you’re saying is true? They tend to believe what they think is fact, but what you could be saying is scientifically proven. No matter what you try to do he or she just won’t be convinced. In Chris Mooney’s article, he goes over why people are so hard to convince. That is Leon Festinger comes in. He set up a case study to try and find what happens when people come face to face with fact. Festinger and his team got into a cultist group called the…

lead people to be myopic in certain situations. People will look for information that supports their current beliefs and ignore evidence that discredits or disproves them. This is known as confirmation bias and it happens to the best of us. Belief perseverance is a similar phenomenon. It states that people cling to their beliefs despite receiving information that contradicts their beliefs. Although changing someone’s…

opportunities associated with football by virtue of his inferiority, contrasting with the dominant figure his family perceives him to be, justifying the absurdness in assuming that Lomans consist of elite members of society. Moreover, the illogical beliefs the Lomans believe regarding their elite status within society is also revealed through their erroneous assumption of association with established members of society. Despite the termination of his job twelve years ago, Biff nevertheless…

The Backfire Effect is the process in which a person argues against any information that conflicts with their views or beliefs. During The Backfire Effect, information that is given to refute something bolsters the original belief. The Backfire Effect is conceptually related to the confirmation bias because The Backfire Effect is the broader idea of the confirmation bias. Both ideas stem from the same issue, which is that there is an opposing view. Confirmation Bias confirms those views while…

patience will eventually wear thin and their interest and trust will be abolished. Accuracy is vital if you wish to please and keep an audience, they will much prefer to read a story with straight facts rather than information that may or may not be true, for example, if you’re reporting live on a breaking news story and you are interviewing eye witnesses you have to remember that some people may not remember all the events as they took place and will often exaggerate or even make things up to…

universe. If one believes in reason, they believe that the universe was created through a combination of different molecules to create the “big bang”. The problem with each belief is where did it all come from? If matter cannot be created nor destroyed, where did the matter that started the “big bang” come from? The combined belief in faith and reason has become such a strong solution that it remained prevalent through the Middle Ages (Introduction). The first school of thought to be discussed…