MODR 1730 Lecture 5: Day 5
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Tabula rasa ( to be born a blank slate?) doesn"t exist? ( john locke) (might be able to detect biases in others- need to be self reflexive to acknowledge your own biases) Q: how does your belief system connect you to your own biases (upbringing impacts your values or biases eg beliefs not willing to let go) ( believing nothing can change your mind- bias - impacts a lot of things) Fact about illegitimate bias: an illegitimate bias can negatively influence how we support our claims and our ability to listen to others views. 2) inability to articulate other"s arguments ( thinking so much about their point of view that they don"t even listen to other point of view- hinders you from being a better arguer and more open audience) 3) typically occurs when dealing with the matters of high importance to an individual ( e. g. passion for a topic)