现代大学英语精读-4-第二版-Unit3-Groundless-BeliefsPPT课件.ppt

Groundless Beliefs A. E. Mander Groundless Beliefs Unit 3 Questions / Activities Check-on Preview Objectives W B T R Warming up Groundless Beliefs Unit 3 Warming up Questions / Activities Are carrots a rabbit’s favorite? How do you know? W B T R Aristotle vs. Galileo’s Lesson 6 – Groundless Beliefs Why was Galileo able to prove Aristotle wrong? What lesson shall we learn from Galileo’s experiment? Warming up Questions / Activities What are the words used by the author in referring to groundless “beliefs”? --- propositions, assumptions, dogma, opinion According to the author where do these beliefs come from? --- from other people: family, friends, media, tradition, interest groups, etc. Why do we tend to accept these beliefs? --- “suggestion”, self-interest, sentimental associations, Fashion Why do we have to be on guard against them? --- most of them are irrational; they are _________ rather than thought. --- once they become so s________ in they prevent us from accepting new ideas. Check-on Preview Warming up Objectives Call attention to groundless beliefs Understand the causes of groundless beliefs Discuss the importance of inquisition Consider the strategies against groundless beliefs Encourage students to actively identify groundless beliefs in life Appreciate the logic structure W B T R Warming up Background Author B W T R Groundless Beliefs Unit 3 A. E. Mander (1894–1985) A well-published Australian scholar. Background Author His Life and Works Books Logic for the millions Clearer thinking (logic for everyman) The making of the Australians Our sham democracy Psychology for everyman (and woman) Clearer thinking; logic for everyday use Public enemy, the press Alarming Australia Quotations from Mander’s book The trouble with most folks is not so much their ignorance, as their knowing so many things which aint so. ---- Josh Billings  He who cannot reason is a fool; he who will not is a bigot; he who dare not is a slave.