10 Questions
What is one of the most common types of unwarranted assumptions mentioned in the text?
Stereotype
Where does the term 'stereotype' originate from according to the text?
Printing press era
What process often leads to the formation of stereotypes?
Hasty generalization
Why are stereotypical conceptions often false or misleading?
Because people are not identical
What is relativistic thinking considered as one of the strongest challenges to?
Critical thinking
What leads to the assumption that individual people have been stamped from one plate?
'Stereotype'
How might someone generalize based on a small sample according to the text?
'Hasty generalization'
'Relativistic thinking' challenges individuals to consider what?
'Critical thinking'
What encourages stereotyping according to the text?
Media advertisements
Why might someone jump to conclusions that all South Africans talk a lot?
Hasty generalization
Test your knowledge on relativism, a philosophical view that truth is subjective. Learn about the two popular forms of relativism: subjectivism and cultural relativism, and how they differ in their views on truth and morality.
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