PHI 1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Milgram Experiment, Cognitive Bias, Fundamental Attribution Error

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Philosophy
• Course: PHI 1101
• Professor: Sascha Maicher

Document Summary

1. trying (wanting to be a critical thinker/ being aware of what the argument is: be aware of the cognitive bias that is messing us up (just because it is recognized doesn"t mean it goes away) To be intellectually humble/ always be ready to be wrong (insecure) ] Skews our apprehension of reality and interferes with our ability to think clearly, process information accurately and reason objectively. We evaluate an argument based on whether we agree with it rather than logic. All pit bulls are dogs // some dogs bite // therefore some pit bulls bite . It isn"t = if it took a moment to realize the first argument is illogical it"s because the conclusion is something you know to be true ( belief bias ) The thing that is at the forefront of you brain makes up how you will think for the rest of the day.