Description
Write a critical analysis essay examining the following:
Summary of the Chapter 1 and Chapter 2
What is the author’s argument (apparent purpose for writing the novel?)
What is the point of writing this novel?
- Identify the type of evidence used in the novel utilizing Aristotle’s methods of persuasion. Examine why this evidence is used.
- Clarity of the argument and if the argument is convincing
What is the author's bias?
- What is faulty about the argument? Identify 3 fallacies found in the novel or that the author uses.
- The resource to use:
- Novel: Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinkinghttps://jtnthebe.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Blink-The-Power-of-Thinking-Without-Thinking.pdf
- Chapters 1 and 2
- Essay Structure
Introduction:
Summary of the novel
Thesis- general idea of critical analysis and purpose of critically analyzing an author's work.
Body paragraphs (5):
Author's argument and apparent purpose?
Types of evidence and purpose
- Clarity and persuasiveness of author's argument.
Author's bias and how it shapes the novel?
Faulty argument- 3 examples of fallacies and how the author uses these in the novel
Explanation & Answer
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The Power of Thinking without Thinking Outline
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Introduction
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Author’s argument
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Types of evidence used and purpose
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Clarity and persuasiveness of the author’s argument
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Author’s bias
VI.
Author’s faulty argument
VII.
Conclusion
VIII.
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The Power of Thinking Without Thinking
Introduction
The psychotherapist, Malcolm Gladwell, wrote Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking
to explain the phenomenon of snap judgment. In Chapter 1, the writer elaborates on thin-slicing,
the “ unconscious ability to find patterns in situations and behavior based on very narrow slices
of experience” (Gladwell 11). The criteria to make snap judgments is based on selectivity by the
brain to determine what is important. Also, thin-slicing is an innate part of human experiences,
and during communication, “a pattern of interactions reveals itself within a few minutes of
interaction that arises naturally and automatically” (Gladwell 14). The author also noted that
snap judgments rely on thin slices of experience, which are unconscious and occur “behind a
closed door” (Gladwell 24). Also, individuals trust what they understand and behave in a manner
they are used to without realizing it. Therefore, the unconscious thinking process...
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