SA06-1 Controversial topics

What do you think?
Which side of the debate are you on?
1 minute thinking time
Record your opinion into Wechat Group
Beat the thumbs
Your Thoughts
Do you think you will fit into this culture and why will you say “Yes, of course”?
Humour
Mental health
Physical characteristics
Mental health
Psychiatric testing
There are only two genders.
I’m not interested in those things.
She or He Not sure what they are called.
Ridiculous Misguided
Avoid
Crazy Confused
Impressionable
Preferred Pronouns
Trend
Trouble
Guys and Girls
Beware: Context is important
Ladies and Gentlemen
Unwise comments
Inappropriate emotion
I’m not sure what you’re supposed to call them.
Lonely
I don’t want to talk about that.
I disagree with all of it.
I can’t accept it.
Cows, sheep, pigs, chickens and other animals destined for our dinner tables need to be fed – indeed, fattened up – before they are killed.
This requires heavy use of precious resource, especially water, land, soil, and grains that would feed many more people than would the meat it produces.
Controversial Topics in the
Classroom
I hope you listened carefully to the points I made and
CRITICALLY EVALUATED THESE ARGUMENTS WITH GOOD FAITH JUDGEMENT.
I used many Logical Fallacies in my opinions; I also used Loaded Language; and all of that suggests Personal Bias.
Were you listening deeply?
As a brief summary of this course, we’ll talk about loaded language that I used (and could have used), arguments that are fallacious, and the biases that underpin all of it.
Dunning-Kruger
Stereotypes Stereotypes
Stereotypes
Personalization
Rash Generalizations
Ad Hominem
Slippery rawmanning
Stereotypes
Should we stop eating meat to help the planet?
Yes, of course. I love working with Androids.
Some of my best friends are Androids.
AI in Hiring
Increasingly, companies are using algorithmic models and other technologies
And then there are ethical arguments: Is it ethical to kill animals – sentient beings – for human consumption?
These are just two of the arguments put forward by people who say that humans can’t justify the consumption of meat.
I hope you have thoughts of your own.
As I always say: Don’t listen to one teacher and follow; listen to many teachers and make up your own mind.
Loaded language
I just ignore them.
Disenfranchised
Attentionseeking Fashion
Popularity
Joining a tribe Belonging Respect
Cognitive Bias & Logical Fallacies
Stereotypes
Stereotypes
to choose employees.
Would you rather be hired by a human or
by an algorithm?
1 minute thinking time
Record your opinion into Wechat Group
Beat the thumbs
If there’s anything you’ve learned from this course, I hope it’s that you should think for yourself.
In this week’s lesson, we discussed a controversial topic: Gender Identity.