Monday, October 31, 2011
bitching to just bitch
Now a days it seems like commonplace to whine about any and everything in your life that has gone wrong to any and everyone that will listen to you. I can not stand when people put status' on facebook about how horrible there day was because there laptop broke or something very petty like that. Its even worse to me when people will indulge there whiny and bitchy attidudes by commenting and saying how sorry they feel for them. It is just ridiculousness that people can actually view their lives as horrible because of one minute detail going wrong. For example one of my friends last week put on facebook that their day was horrible, and when someone asked them what was wrong they said that their head had been hurting all day. Seriously? what the eff. It pisses me off because people are in other countries trying to get enough food and water for their family for the day and we can consider a bad day having a minor injury. This attitude seems like it is all over our country these days. The attitude that we need everything to be perfect in our life and if it is not there is something wrong and we have the right to complain about it. I wish people would take a few minutes and actually think about all the stuff we have compared to less fortunate people, and be thankful for what we do have and not always look at what we don't have.
Sunday, October 23, 2011
logical fallacy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4LWJ1l6onU&feature=related
In this video that is promoting Ron Paul, there are several logical fallacies being committed. First off in the video Ron Paul is being praised as the best candidate for the upcoming presidential election of 2012. He is being portrayed in a light that only makes him look like a political genius. The video only lets people that love and support him share their opinion. One of the first fallacies i came across when I was watching this youtube video on facebook in the library was false ethos. The people that were talking and commentating on Ron Paul's capability to run this country effectively were not people that were experts on politics. The people were just your every day Joe giving their opinions on a certain issue.
The second logical fallacy that was committed was a bandwagon fallacy. The people were saying that because all of the people that knew what they were talking about in politics like Ron Paul that you should like him to, and also that you as an American citizen should go vote for him in the upcoming election. That is a logical fallacy because not everyone agrees with what Ron Paul is saying. Some people might believe in the war in Iraq and want to vote for a candidate that would more likely stick it out in the war and leave our troops over there. But if we leave the troops over there most people think that it would be basically like giving up the war. So thus they would not want to vote for Ron Paul in the upcoming election in 2012.
In this video that is promoting Ron Paul, there are several logical fallacies being committed. First off in the video Ron Paul is being praised as the best candidate for the upcoming presidential election of 2012. He is being portrayed in a light that only makes him look like a political genius. The video only lets people that love and support him share their opinion. One of the first fallacies i came across when I was watching this youtube video on facebook in the library was false ethos. The people that were talking and commentating on Ron Paul's capability to run this country effectively were not people that were experts on politics. The people were just your every day Joe giving their opinions on a certain issue.
The second logical fallacy that was committed was a bandwagon fallacy. The people were saying that because all of the people that knew what they were talking about in politics like Ron Paul that you should like him to, and also that you as an American citizen should go vote for him in the upcoming election. That is a logical fallacy because not everyone agrees with what Ron Paul is saying. Some people might believe in the war in Iraq and want to vote for a candidate that would more likely stick it out in the war and leave our troops over there. But if we leave the troops over there most people think that it would be basically like giving up the war. So thus they would not want to vote for Ron Paul in the upcoming election in 2012.
Monday, October 17, 2011
12 angry men
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8trhBy2DLE
In this clip of the movie 12 angry men, the men are arguing over whether or not the boy killed his father or not. At his point in time there is only one of the 12 men who actually believes that the boy is innocent. After corralling about why the man thinks the boy is innocent, one man stands up asks the question about the knife. The knife that was used to stab the father. One of the other men starts to tell all the facts that had been brought up in court about the knife. About how the boy claimed to go the movies during the time when his father was killed. And how the bought a unique knife in a shop during that time. The people want you to believe that the boy is innocent are saying that there is only one knife like that in the world. But the one man disproves that theory by bringing a knife that was exactly like the knife that was found in the chest of the dead father.
The argument that is being made is that of logos. Logically there are some gaps in the prosecutions theory. There is a reason to doubt that the boy killed his father. The man that is trying to prove the boys innocence in the jury then pokes big gaps in the whole argument one at a time, and s.lowly is starting to turn everyone else on his side. He does this very cleverly and tastefully and brilliantly.
In this clip of the movie 12 angry men, the men are arguing over whether or not the boy killed his father or not. At his point in time there is only one of the 12 men who actually believes that the boy is innocent. After corralling about why the man thinks the boy is innocent, one man stands up asks the question about the knife. The knife that was used to stab the father. One of the other men starts to tell all the facts that had been brought up in court about the knife. About how the boy claimed to go the movies during the time when his father was killed. And how the bought a unique knife in a shop during that time. The people want you to believe that the boy is innocent are saying that there is only one knife like that in the world. But the one man disproves that theory by bringing a knife that was exactly like the knife that was found in the chest of the dead father.
The argument that is being made is that of logos. Logically there are some gaps in the prosecutions theory. There is a reason to doubt that the boy killed his father. The man that is trying to prove the boys innocence in the jury then pokes big gaps in the whole argument one at a time, and s.lowly is starting to turn everyone else on his side. He does this very cleverly and tastefully and brilliantly.
Friday, October 7, 2011
infoshphere influence
I feel like today you can not even step into a room without seeing a piece of technology. From someone's new iphone, to a new 3D television. I am being influenced from all this technology everyday, in many different ways. Now a days I can pull up any website on my phone or laptop and find new information that has been put on the internet. That information would not have been put into my head if it was not for technology. I can go to ESPN.com and find the latest news on any sports team in the country. Or I can go to CNN.com and find the latest articles on the upcoming presidential candidates. All this information is flooding my mind everyday, and widely affects the decisions i make throughout the day.
Today, as much as I would like to admit it, I am very dependant on technology. I could not get through any of my classes with out my laptop. I need it for everyday, from writing papers, to checking homework that is due the next day. I do not thinks the technology itself defines a person or helps attribute to their personal identity but rather the information the person learns from them. This information shapes our way of thinking, and influences our every day life. I feel like almost every person is somewhat dependent on technology. Many of the skills that people used to have to learn like learning directions are now not necessary. They have become obsolete because a new program or app on the phone can do the same job more efficiently, with out any knowledge of the actual subject.
Today, as much as I would like to admit it, I am very dependant on technology. I could not get through any of my classes with out my laptop. I need it for everyday, from writing papers, to checking homework that is due the next day. I do not thinks the technology itself defines a person or helps attribute to their personal identity but rather the information the person learns from them. This information shapes our way of thinking, and influences our every day life. I feel like almost every person is somewhat dependent on technology. Many of the skills that people used to have to learn like learning directions are now not necessary. They have become obsolete because a new program or app on the phone can do the same job more efficiently, with out any knowledge of the actual subject.
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Virtual potrayal
Today millions of people have facebooks. Almost anyone you know you can look up their name and see information about them. That information is so accessible and easy to find, that people need to be careful on how they portray themselves. If for example you become facebook friends with a girl you would like to date and she see's on your profile that you have been updating status after status after status things that discriminate against women, i don't think she will likely want to date you. People should be careful of what people can see on the internet. You want to try and paint a good picture of yourself so that people do not get the wrong impression of you. So if you apply for a job and the employer looks you up on facebook and all he or she sees are pictures of you partying every weekend. That will likely not portray a hard working and responsible employee that he or she would likely be looking for. That employer would likely not want to hire you because he knows you are not mature and responsible, and that is all by looking at one thing on the internet. You could ruin your chances for a job all by the way you portray yourself on the internet. Instead of having bad pictures on the internet of yourself, make sure that there are none. Let it be full of good pictures that paint the picture that you are an outstanding citizen and you deserve to be dated and or hired for the job you are applying for.
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