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Paul Merrill Journal assignment #2 
 
1) One paragraph summary of the key idea summarizing 
the topic of the week. 
This week, we basically talked about Reason. Reason 
is defined as the power to think in such a way that we 
proceed from what we know to what we do not yet know. 
Reason is also the last and most important kind of 
knowledge. The other two being experience and 
Authority. A couple of other key topics that we 
covered this week were: The Five Common Thinking 
Errors. These five errors are 1) Non sequitur meaning 
"it does not follow". One Example from the text is - 
All men are mortal Socrates was a man so therefore all 
men are Socrates. It doesn't follow logically. 
2)False/Vague premises are things that cannot or may 
not be true. 3) Ad Hominem which literally means 
against the person, can be show when someone attacks 
another with words. 4) Begging the Question means 
that someone tries to demonstrate a point by already 
assuming something is true and an example of this 
would be "I believe God exists because he created us." 
5) Red Herrings are basically something that comes 
up that is completely off topic and is used to change 
the subject. 
 
 
2) List and explainthree of the most important ideas 
you want to remember from this week. 
1) The five common thinking errors the five examples 
shown above. 
2)Five steps to critical thinking a) know the facts 
b)remember the principle of contradiction c) Define 
your terms d) Be intellectually humble f)Look for 
different perspectives. 
3) The process of reasoning a) Perceiving b) 
Categorizing c) Evaluating d) Symbolizing e) Testing 
 
3) One image of that reminds you of the topic. 
Attribute, link, your source
<img src="dvdcover.jpg"> 
 
I thought that this movie was a great example of how 
our mind is a very powerful too. 
 
4) One good question you should keep with your to 
ponder. Why do we have trouble stopping bad habits such as 
eating or drinking soda? 
 
5) What should you try to do to make you a better 
person, a more faithful person, form this study. 
 
If I tell myself and really believe that I can do well 
at school, then I should be able to do well in school
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