Monday, September 8, 2008
Chapter 3 of Allyn and Bacon
Chapter 3 has been expressively interesting to me because I take visual images to the extreme of what persuasion can do the common person. I am always interested in learning techniques that challenge the mind by way of subtle bias. I find it natural to assume that anything that is seen, heard, or thought will naturally have a bias. Take for example the Preacher that comes around to campus facilities and preaches that hell will be met by everyone at the campus. His persuasive argument is through a biased view of the Bible and an incomprehensible psyche to other possibilities. Is it possible for someone to get so caught up in his or her own bias that he begins to impede on those around him or her? The other interesting thing about this chapter was the clothing bias and how everyone wants to wear what the hottest models are wearing. What would happen if all the models chose to wear out of fashion clothes for a while? Would people start to wear that style as well? Would those that avoid fashion suddenly wear what was fashionable?
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I like how you mention that everything is biased, with or without the intention to do so. In an effort to prove your point about biased opinions, I like how you gave an example of the preacher and his biased view of college students. You also mention clothing bias, which I had not thought about until I read this chapter. You give an example about models wearing outdated clothes and you are contemplating whether society would wear that also just to "fit in." Your analysis of this chapter is correct and you backed all your points with examples, so great job.
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