Look at the following chart (which actually appeared on CBS…
Look at the following chart (which actually appeared on CBS news) and discuss as many things as you can find that show it might be misleading and what is wrong with the presentation of data here. You need to identify at least 3 things for full credit; extra points for additional.
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Identify this real instance of a fallacy in scientific research, and then briefly discuss what damage can be done when people falsify results like this: “Researcher Glenn Begley was trying to replicate a study of tumor growth in animals, based off of a scientific paper written by an unnamed researcher (Couzin-Frankel, 2013, p. 68). But for some reason, Begley could not seem to get the same outcome that the researcher did (Couzin-Frankel, 2013, p. 68). So in 2011, Begley met with the unnamed researcher and described his dilemma, to try and understand what he was doing wrong (Couzin-Frankel, 2013, p.68). The researcher explained that out of the 12 trials conducted in the experiment, only one was successful, and that was the trial that was published (Couzin-Frankel, 2013, p. 68).”
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Identify the fallacy & briefly explain what is wrong with the thinking and why someone might intentionally argue this way even knowing it’s bad reasoning: It’s appalling to me that the people who oppose the death penalty believe the lives of convicted murderers are more important than the lives of theirvictims. This alone shows that the opponents of capital punishment are wrong.
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Bonus: You must choose either Option A or Option B (not both). Even if you get them both correct, you will receive no points. A) February is Black History Month in the U.S. and March is Women’s History Month. In recognition of those 2 facts…. EITHER: Name the first African American woman to serve as America’s Secretary of State. OR Explain what African American woman Laila Edwards is the first to ever achieve. (Hint: she just achieved this status in the last couple of weeks.) B) Create a correct perception-checking statement that you could use on your neighbor if the following situation occurred and you needed to talk to them about it. You should construct this statement based on the video that walked you through how to construct a 3-part perception-checking statement. You should also write this up as if you are talking directly TO your neighbor whose name is “Sam”. Your neighbor has asked you for a ride to work for the 3rd time in the past 2 weeks. You’ve noticed that you haven’t seen his car or his wife during that time. You also remember him saying they had been arguing a lot lately. It’s pretty obvious the conclusion most of us would jump to about what’s going on with Same and his wife. BUT, we could be wrong. How would you correctly form a perception-checking statement to say TO your neighbor in order to find out if your perception is correct or if there’s another explanation?
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The quiz will assess your understanding of the content of the assigned chapters and notesThe quiz includes eight questions10 minutes time limitTwo attempts available before the DUE date 3/6/2026 by 11:59 PM (NO LATE SUBMISSIONS).
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