Blog Assignment #9

In this section, we're going to return for a moment to Chapter 7, to the section that discusses errors that are common in the analysis of moral issues (p. 89). Briefly explain each of the following errors in your own words, as if you were explaining the concept to a friend who had never taken this class (consider who, what, when, where, why, how, when); and then give an example of each one, preferably from your own past experience.

Unwarranted Assumptions:

- I would define unwarranted assumptions as more of a accidental mistake. It occurs only when one is being careless and unaware of what is really happening in the problem. An example of this would be a student reading a problem but read too quickly to understand the entirety of the problem.

Oversimplification:
- Oversimplification is a statement that is simplified too much. Simplification is usual when one wants to make it simpler to understand for themselves, but oversimplification is an accidental occurrence when one attempts to simplify too much that not even he/she can understand. An example would be a student copying notes down and attempting to simplify but simplifies too much to where not even he was able to understand it after reading it again.

Hasty Conclusions:

- Conclusion to where a strong personal belief clouds the his/her judgement on the issue. Usually caused from past experiences, or raised in a certain culture that would give a strong personal belief to make hasty conclusions. For example, a student makes a quick decision with a partner, without even acknowledging his partner his decision which was a hasty decision.

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ASSIGNMENT PART TWO
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Briefly answer the following "chapter opening" questions, in your own words, based on what you learned by studying chapter eight:

1. What do we do in situations where there is more than a single obligation?
- When two obligations are present, sometimes they conflict with each other. It creates a dilemma that one has to weight them both.

2. How can we reconcile conflicting obligations?
- We decide among them through weighting the possible outcomes from the obligations. We weight them by choosing which obligation would be better suitable for the situation.

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ASSIGNMENT PART THREE
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1. In a nutshell, what is the most important thing, for you, that you learned from this assignment?
- The most important thing I learned from this assignment is the different kinds of errors commonly made like; unwarranted assumptions, oversimplification, and hasty conclusions.
All of those errors will all result if one doesnt take the time to look over carefully and make a good decision.


2. How will you apply what you learned through this assignment to your everyday life?
- We already apply these concepts to our everyday life, some of us look over our work, and make sure we dont make the usual kinds of errors made. Then we all also deal with multiple kinds of obligations that conflict with one another, by weighting them to choose the best one for the situation.


3. What grade do you believe your efforts regarding this assignment deserve? Justify your answer.
- I believe i deserve a 23 out of 25, because I understood a majority of the assignment, and honestly did learn more about decision making and errors we normally make by accident.