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  • _____bias arises when a decision is based on the outcome of previous events, without regard to how the past events developed
    Outcome Bias
  • An example of the logical fallacy: ''False Dilemma''
    Love it or leave it
  • What are some issues with thinking fast?
    Thinking Fast often leads individuals to make snap judgments, jump to conclusions, and make erroneous decisions based on biases and heuristics.
  • What are the 3 Ways of Knowing?
    Explicit - Implicit - Tacit / Knowing-so(that) - Knowing-how - Knowing-from experience
  • An example of ''Slippery Slope''
    A common concern for anti-suffragists was that giving women the vote would mean they would stop caring for their home and children, and leave the job to their h
  • A hasty generalization fallacy is a claim made on the basis of insufficient evidence. Can you give an example?
    It is really cold today - It really justifies that global warming is not real
  • Lee: Evolutionary Theory suggests that humans and apes have a common ancestor. Richard: So, evolution suggests that humans come from monkeys.
    Straw Man
  • Perspective?
    viewing things from a different point of view in different areas of knowledge that emerges from various situations, factors, and experiences.
  • Value? (TOK term) And give an example
    Values are our beliefs about what is better.
  • (I know that) it is wrong to kill. What kind of knowledge claim is this? Justify it and tell me what kind of justification you have used.
    (value) Ex. Because my mother says so (authority)
  • What is an example of ''Availabiliy Heuristic''? (Availability Bias)
    Many people falsely assume that driving is safer than flying since it is easier to recall vivid images of deadly plane crashes than car crashes.
  • An example of positive consensus
    A consensus theory of truth is the process of taking statements to be true simply because people generally agree upon them. Space is infinite
  • this is the action or practice of choosing and taking only the most beneficial or profitable items, opportunities, etc., from what is available.
    Cherry Picking - To choose the evidence that will support your claim while ignoring the rest
  • There might be sharks in Bodrum this Summer - I am so scared!
    Availability Heuristics
  • We are more likely to believe a story if it confirms our pre-existing views, even if the evidence presented is shaky or inconclusive. What is this?
    Confirmation Bias
  • Explain what map is not the territory via an AOK example
    Ex. (Art) That doesn't look like a fish at all!
  • Give me an example of ''Bandwagon Effect'' Bias
    people might buy a new electronic item because of its popularity, regardless of whether they need it, can afford it, or even really want
  • How are values vital in problem solving?
    as they influence how we perceive issues, prioritize information, and make ethical choices. They act as filters that shape our perspectives
  • _______ is an ethical concept of what you owe to yourself and others, morally. It focuses on fulfilling obligations this concept is linked to POWER very closely.
    Responsibility
  • a cognitive bias in which people with limited competence in a particular domain overestimate their abilities (and vice versa)
    Dunning Kruger Effect
  • She is a beautiful princess. Therefore she has to be very nice.
    Halo Effect
  • What is ''Confirmation Bias''? Explain.
    Confirmation bias is the tendency to search for, interpret, favor, and recall information in a way that confirms or supports one's prior beliefs or values. -
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