Significant Omitted Information and its Impact: Exploring Reasons and Questioning Perspectives

1. Chapter 12 What significant information is omitted?

2. 10 1. Significant omitted information • is unnecessary trivialities • is something unimportant that is not said • shapes the reasoning

3. 10 2. Some reasons for omitting information are time and space limitations, limited attention span, incomplete knowledge, and • different perspectives • lazy researchers • publishers’ printing costs • both a and c

4. 10 3. Omitted information is not always an attempt to deceive. • True • False

5. 10 4. In considering omitted information, which is a good question to ask? • Is this quote out of context? • Are there other studies that contradict this information? • Does the author/speaker have a financial stake in this issue? • all of the above • none of the above

6. 10 5. In considering potential negative effects of an action or policy, we must ask about • losers, distribution of power, relationships, health, and the environment • accumulation of wealth, pyramid schemes, immediate danger, the price of oil • none of the above

7. 10 6. It is unreasonable to form an opinion if there is any omitted information. a. True b. False

8. 10 7. What is _____ said can be just as _____ as what is said. • subliminally, powerful • often, repetitious • not, important

9. 10 8. If you want to persuade an audience to accept your message, you must • include enough information to support your conclusion • omit some information • both of the above • neither of the above

10. 10 9. Which phrase of the court oath refers to omitting significant information? • “the truth” • “the whole truth” • “nothing but the truth” • none of the above

11. 10 10. Which type of thinking recognizes omitted information? • panning-for-gold thinking • sponge thinking