Plagiarism is a hugely impactful lesson to be taught and learned in journalism. If a journalist plagiarizes something, it is likely the end of his or her career. Pullman reiterates this idea and applies it to all areas of the workforce or academia, saying “if...
In chapter three when talking about signs, Pullman makes the case that peoples’ “cognitive bias in favor of coherence over randomness makes it very easy for us to falsely attribute causes.” He’s basically saying people will try to make sense...
In chapter three, Pullman talks about framing. He says it’s a way for people to “control an argument’s outcome by constraining terms, trying to force people to see the issue as one way when it could be others.” Immediately following he presents...
After reading this section in Pullmans book, I tried to relate some of his terms and concepts to the law. In a couple of my Law classes they stress the fact that there is two sides of the a story and one can always argue that side. Monomeres are subjects and issues...
Growing up, I justified almost everything that I did. If I decided to not wash a dish; I could hold a 5 minute discussion of why I decided to do it. Unfortunately my parents didn’t believe in justifying my actions because they viewed it as EXCUSES. That is one...
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