Critical Thinking (BES-103)

Lecture 10
Implicit Arguments-Assumptions(Cont..)

Hadiqua Fazal
Assistant Professor
Computer Science Department
Activity

1."He's an artist, so he must be disorganized."

2."She's a stay-at-home mom, so she must
prioritize family over career."
3."He's an older person, so he must be
technologically inept."
4."She's a woman, so she must be emotional and
nurturing."
5."He's a CEO, so he must be ruthless and
focused on profit."
Activity
11."He's a scientist, so he must be logical and
analytical."
12."She's a teacher, so she must be nurturing and
patient."
13."He's a politician, so he must be corrupt and
untrustworthy."
14."She's a secretary, so she must be subordinate
and subservient."
15."He's a construction worker, so he must be
uneducated and rough."
Activity
6. "She's a model, so she must be superficial and
unintelligent."
7."He's a doctor, so he must be wealthy."
8."She's a librarian, so she must be introverted
and bookish."
9."He's a police officer, so he must be
authoritarian and power-hungry."
10."She's a lawyer, so she must be argumentative
and combative."
Answers
1. Implicit assumption: Artists are generally disorganized.
2. Implicit assumption: Stay-at-home moms prioritize family
over career.
3. Implicit assumption: Older people are generally
technologically inept.
4. Implicit assumption: Women are inherently emotional and
nurturing.
5. Implicit assumption: CEOs are generally ruthless and
profit-focused.
6. Implicit assumption: Models are generally superficial and
unintelligent.
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7. Implicit assumption: Doctors are generally wealthy.
8. Implicit assumption: Librarians are generally introverted
and bookish.
9. Implicit assumption: Police officers are generally
authoritarian and power-hungry.
10.Implicit assumption: Lawyers are generally argumentative
and combative.
11.Implicit assumption: Scientists are generally logical and
analytical.
12.Implicit assumption: Teachers are generally nurturing and
patient.
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13.Implicit assumption: Politicians are

generally corrupt and untrustworthy.
14.Implicit assumption: Secretaries are
generally subordinate and subservient.
15.Implicit assumption: Construction
workers are generally uneducated and
rough.