atticus

atticus

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  • Date Submitted: 04/26/2016 6:07 PM
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ounonkzd ajdvajdnjkndk;jndTo Kill A Mockingbird-Chapter 20

Faulty Generalization – A mistake in reasoning made by arriving at a conclusion without enough evidence. Example: Most of the women drivers I see do not drive well; therefore, women should not be allowed to drive.

A. Write five faulty generalizations that you know of or have heard someone use recently. Teenagers, schools, television shows, movies, music, etc., are frequent targets of generalizations. Write the generalization and a correction for it. The first one is done for you.

Write five faulty generalizations
1. Teenagers are loud and unruly in public.
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Correct the five generalizations so they are not faulty.
1. Teenagers who are loud and unruly in public represent only a segment of the teenage population.
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B. In Chapter 20, Atticus tries to educate the jury about making generalizations. Write four generalizations he discusses and his proposed corrections.

List the four generalizations Atticus discusses.
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Correct the four generalizations so they are not faulty.
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Which of these corrected generalizations do you think Atticus most wants the jury to accept?To Kill A Mockingbird-Chapter 20

Faulty Generalization – A mistake in reasoning made by arriving at a conclusion without enough evidence. Example: Most of the women drivers I see do not drive well; therefore, women should not be allowed to drive.

A. Write five faulty generalizations that you know of or have heard someone use recently. Teenagers, schools, television shows, movies, music, etc., are frequent targets of generalizations. Write the generalization and a correction for it. The first one is done for you.

Write five faulty generalizations
1. Teenagers are loud and unruly in public.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Correct the five generalizations so they are not faulty.
1. Teenagers who are loud and unruly in public represent only...

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