We all use “defense mechanisms” (both positive and negative). Healthy defense mechanisms are coping tools that help us work through challenges and examine our worldview. Resistances, or immature defense mechanisms, create a barrier that prevents honest critical analysis of our worldview and impedes moral development.
Likewise, we all use “informal fallacies” (whether we realize it or not) in our own thinking and speaking and, we hear them every day in the news, politics, movies, literature, and social media. Learning to recognize and avoid fallacies in thought and speech helps us improve our critical thinking, enabling us to make more ethical decisions
Assignment:
1. Review Chapter 2, pp. 37-42 and 52-62.
2. Complete the Deterrents to Moral Development and Moral Reasoning worksheet Download Deterrents to Moral Development and Moral Reasoning worksheet for resistances and informal fallacies discussed in Chapter 2 of your SmartBook.
Part 1: Resistances (Unhealthy Defense Mechanisms)
The first column lists a specific defense mechanism.
In the second column, paste in an example* that you find on the internet. It can be a quotation, image, video clip, or article in which someone is using that specific resistance. (In addition, provide a link** to your example.)
In the third column, explain how your example demonstrates the term and how it might affect moral reasoning. Be specific.
Part 2: Informal Fallacies (Flawed Arguments)
The first column lists a specific fallacy.
In the second column, paste in an example* of it that you find on the internet. It can be a quotation, image, video clip, or article in which someone is using that specific fallacy. (In addition, provide a link** to your example.)
In the third column, specifically describe how your example demonstrates this fallacy. (Show that you understand what makes your example fit the definition of the fallacy.)
Related Completed Projects
Discuss the way in which the Enlightenment served to reinforce racial hierarchy and excuse the colonization of the Americas, Africa, and other parts of the world.
Review the provided DNP Essentials paper write a paper that identifies DNP competencies that are essential to advanced nursing practice. Choose 3 DNP Essentials that are priority competencies for the DNP-prepared nurse working in a FQHC primary care setting.
Content to include in the paper:
DISCUSS THE IMPACTS OF SUCCESSIVE OR REPEATED CHILD REMOVAL INTO PUBLIC CARE ON BIRTH PARENTS / MOTHERS.
Write a research paper on the effects of Technology