Week8 - Confirmation Qs

1. What is my thesis?

People try to justify their behaviors and beliefs.

 

2. What types of source am I using to defend my thesis?

I am using psychological theories proved and some philosophers to support my thesis statement.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narcissism

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-serving_bias

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanford_prison_experiment

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forer_effect

http://psychology.about.com/od/pindex/f/placebo-effect.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-justification

 

3. Are my arguments mostly based on evidence, logic or emotion?

My arguments have hard evidence fully supported by psychologists and have good quotes from famous philosophers ever lived and supported my thesis. I think these are the most powerful point of my essay writing. However, I do not have emotional appeals, but I'm thinking whether I should put them or not.