Critical thinking Forum Prompt 1

Week 2 Discussion Forum Prompt 1

Please click on the link below to access the essay I’d like you to read before answering the following questions.

Your original response must be at least 100 words and each peer response must be at least 50 words.

Your responses are due before 12 am each Friday.

Make sure to respond to ONE other post.

1) In what ways does the instinctive bias towards one’s in-group affect the acceptance or rejection of scientific consensus? Provide ONE example of an in-group bias that may have prevented you from accepting facts.

2) How does motivated reasoning contribute to the polarization of political beliefs in the U.S., and what are the implications for public discourse?

3) Review the data given below and give TWO reasons why Democrats and Republicans disagree about climate change.