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Discussion 1

How has technology affected presentations? 

Has anything been gained?  Anything lost?  75 words

Discussion 2

What is the Seven-Step Reflective Thinking Process?

Have you ever applied this to a problem with which you were confronted?  Explain. 75 words

Discussion 3

What are the three most effective tools that will help you deliver a successful presentation? 75 words

respond to these student post–Melissa

Three Key Assumptions that I often make about the word, people, or life in general are:

1. no one cares as much about you as you do

2. no one cares as much about your children as much as you do

3. not everyone has good intentions toward you or others

these assumptions influence the implications and inferences that I use in an argument in the way that I do not try to play the ‘who is the least guilty’ or ‘virtue signal’ because assuming that everyone around you is a good person or cares about what is best for someone other then themselves is frankly a surefire way to lose an argument. So far my personal cynical/realistic view have never steered me wrong. These assumptions do not make me an angry or negative person, on the contrary I am much happier than most because I don’t experience a let down.

Ronald post

This is an interesting question. What are three key assumptions that you often make about the world, people, reason, etc.? Looking back one of the major assumptions I’ve made is that all Arab nations where bad along with the people that lived there which I later rejected when meeting people of many of these nations.  I also assumed the world was one big dangerous place. After traveling and meeting people of all different backgrounds I have found this was not the case at all. Some of the nicest and most respectful people live in these areas and all over the world. This is most explained through the Genetic fallacy. I assumed the origin determined what everyone was like and therefore I came to a conclusion that wasn’t true.

Assumptions influence our conclusions based on slanted information that we think is true. Along with the genetic fallacy a common fallacy I used was overgeneralization. This is when a conclusion is derived from inadequate information leading you to an uninformed decision. Card stacking and Ad ignorantium are two other fallacies commonly used. These assumptions can affect how we attack an argument and what we really believe. They can change our whole personality and demeanor when arguing.