Discussion: "Ethics and Trust in Critical Thinking Decisions"

Please respond to the following:

Imagine you are seeking information on a new car that you are thinking of buying. Determine the level of trust that you would place in information provided by the following: a salesman at the car lot, the dealer's Website, social media (i.e. Facebook), an associate from work, and finally a close friend. Discuss the key factors involved in assessing the amount of trust that you put into each.

If you were in a position to persuade another person, explain whether or not you would slant information in such a way as to make your point seem more credible if you sincerely believed that your position was correct.

Discuss the primary ethical dilemmas that this scenario could cause for both you and the person whom you are trying to persuade.

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this lesson, you will be able to:

Apply the principles of argumentation to analyze, evaluate, and compose effective arguments.

Identify the informal fallacies, assumptions, and biases involved in manipulative appeals and abuses of language.

Analyze the purpose of organizational structure to create persuasive arguments.