PHR 100 Reasoning

Prof. Olbrys
Reading Guide to Chapter 3.1 – 3.2

Instructions:
 Have this reading guide downloaded on your computer and open in front of you as
you read the assigned chapter sections.
 While reading the chapter, complete this reading guide. You will find two kinds of
questions: (1) requests for a definition and (2) unfinished sentences (You must
finish the sentences exactly as you see them in the text).
 Upload your completed reading guide on or before the due date (see the current
week’s section of our Moodle page for the assignment).

Rubric for Grading: I will grade your reading guides by accuracy. Errors will be
subtracted from your grade.

1. Finish the second sentence: We should expect then then thinking critically will often
be difficult and unpleasant (as painful truths sometimes are), and indeed it is. But
there are ways to …

2. Finish this sentence: A problem comes not when we appeal to emotions in our
argument, but …

3. Finish this sentence: There’s another kind of group influence that we have all fallen
prey to: …

4. Define each one of these terms:

a. Self-interested thinking:

b. Face-saving:

c. Peer pressure:

d. Appeal to popularity: