- "My group is superior to all other groups."
- "We should be suspicious of people who are different."
- "We should judge people based on stereotypes."
- "We should treat every individual with respect and judge them on their character and actions."
Category: CAUSE AND EFFECT
- To get angry and ignore the feedback.
- To feel like a failure and lose motivation.
- To thank the teacher and use the feedback to improve your work.
- To argue that the teacher's criticism is wrong.
- "It's too big of a problem for me to do anything about, so I'll just ignore it."
- "It's someone else's responsibility to solve it, not mine."
- "I can contribute to the solution by making small, sustainable changes in my own life and advocating for larger-scale action."
- "The problem is not real."
- "Diversity complicates things and creates conflict."
- "Everyone should conform to the dominant culture."
- "Diversity brings new perspectives, skills, and ideas that can enrich and strengthen a community."
- "It's best to stick with people who are exactly like you."
- "I'll just avoid public speaking for the rest of my life."
- "I'm just a shy person, and that's who I am."
- "I can start with small steps, like speaking in a small group, and build my confidence through practice."
- "People who are good at public speaking are just born that way."
- "Intelligence is fixed from birth and you can't change it."
- "You are either good at something or you are not."
- "Failure is an opportunity to learn and grow stronger."
- "If you have to work hard at something, it means you're not talented."
- Refuse to ever speak to them again.
- Publicly shame them for their mistake.
- Calmly discuss the impact of the mistake and work together on a solution or way to prevent it from happening again.
- Seek revenge.
- "We should never try to organize a community project again."
- "It was all one person's fault."
- "Let's analyze what went wrong with the planning and try again with a better, more coordinated approach."
- "Community projects are a waste of time."
- "They will probably be unfriendly and keep to themselves."
- "Their traditions are strange and wrong."
- "This is a great opportunity to learn about a new culture and make new friends."
- "I should avoid them because they are different from me."
- "You should just ignore the problem and it will go away."
- "Everyone has problems; you need to be stronger."
- "I'm here to listen if you want to talk. How can I help?"
- "You are probably exaggerating the situation."
- "I'm a failure and I'll never be good at this subject."
- "The teacher made the test too hard and is unfair."
- "With effort and a new study strategy, I can understand the material and improve my grade next time."
- "There's no point in trying again; the outcome will be the same."
- Lightning is attracted to tall objects and can, and often does, strike the same place multiple times (e.g., the Empire State Building).
- Lightning is completely random and has no pattern.
- This belief is actually true.
- It is a law of physics.
- "My argument is valid because I presented evidence."
- "Everyone is buying this phone, so it must be the best one." (Appeal to Popularity)
- "I need more data before I can reach a conclusion."
- "The expert's opinion is valuable, but I will also look at the primary data."
- Numerous, large-scale scientific studies have found no link between vaccines and autism.
- Vaccines are just a way for governments to control people.
- Autism is not a real condition.
- All doctors believe this to be true.
- Assumes a coincidental event is the cause of an outcome.
- Proves that hygiene is not important for success.
- Is a good strategy for all students to follow.
- Shows the sweater has magical properties.
- Applying heat to water causes it to boil.
- Knocking on wood prevents bad things from happening.
- A force applied to an object causes it to accelerate.
- A lack of sunlight causes plants to die.
- The heart is a muscle that pumps blood.
- Different blood types exist (A, B, AB, O).
- Left-brained people are logical, and right-brained people are creative.
- The skeleton provides support for the body.
- Secret ingredients are always the most effective.
- Credible products usually list their active ingredients and rely on scientific evidence, not mystery.
- The secret is well-protected.
- All natural products have secret ingredients.
- Heavy rainfall causes rivers to rise.
- The more firefighters respond to a fire, the more damage the fire does.
- Dropping an object causes it to fall.
- Flipping a switch causes a light to turn on.
