Kyle Chen
2/12/2020
Period 7
Do Now
Today’s Do Now basically asked the questions: How can we define “justice”? How do we know when “justice” has occurred?
Justice according to google is; just behavior or treatment. I think that this definition is very simple and is open to interpretation. Personally I think justice means morally right, but even that is open to interpretation and is relatively subjective
For the next question, the most interesting answer was when a common consensus is achieved. There are many instances where that has led to people losing years of their lives but also instances where horrible people finally get what they deserve. There was also an interesting discussion of if the person that lost years of their lives get were actually innocent, was justice served in that instance?
False equivalence fallacy
● a logical fallacy in which two incompatible arguments appear to be logically equivalent
when in fact they are not
This was a very interesting topic because it is so prevalent. The video mainly focuses on news organizations and shows some great examples of this fallacy being committed. My favorite example show and anti-vax person argue against somebody but they were both presented like it’s a fair argument when really on gets mountains of support while the other doesn’t have any evidence.
12 Angry Men
Juror 3 has a very strong bias against the defendant. This is reflected in his troubled relationship with his son who he hasn’t spoken to in 3yrs. He obviously dislikes the kid and constantly calls him a liar. He is either always attacking juror 8’s attempt at a factual discussion or defends his points. This character, I feel like, was created to be hated as he is stubborn and arrogant.
Class discussion: What effect does characterization have on the play? How does this apply to reality?
One person said that it makes the characters feel like actual people and I agree strongly with that statement. Making the characters each unique with different backgrounds brings more elements from their personal life that could influence their opinions. I think that this applies to reality in that each person is unique and we live in such a interesting world that welcomes different people
Reflection
Today I learned about False equivalence fallacy and it really changed how I look at arguments and debates. It shows that some perspectives and opinions just have more factual support behind them and not all opinions have equal standing. In 12 Angry Men I learn to identify biases and how different lives impact each persons perspective on on thing.
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