In Peter Elbows Essay “The Believing Game” He discusses the vital information of the “Believing Game” and The Doubting Game to an instinct to which the audience understands to be important to our intellectual growth and differentiation of opinions/positions of ourselves and peers. In the beginning of Peter's essay, he discusses the way people deliberate in their minds over how people see things differently than others. He uses the example of inkblots to show that some people aren't willing to see things in a different perspective unless someone else is willing to see things in their perspective.Also the discussion of people wanting others to see their point of view, but wanting the others to give up their position and opinions about the topic or idea to
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Peter declares that logic can reveal an error in someone's argument. He says that logic could help to strengthen an argument for or against a claim. Peter describes that the believing and doubting games as helpful information to avail in our decision making process. Peter describes The Doubting Game as people being as doubtful as they can to prevail any and all flaws in an argument and/ or idea. Also, he states the doubting game as finding weaknesses in even the good ideas. The doubting game doesn't help us at finding the blind spots of flaws within our own thinking. It has been described in Peters essay that most of our flaws come from within our own assumptions.Peter describes believing coming to us naturally. We all believe in something naturally until someone criticizes our beliefs. He uses the examples of believing in God and Santa Claus as examples for something people typically believe in that may be discouraged or criticized by others. He then describes the believing game as welcoming new ideas that you may encounter and believe in those ideas. Peter states to the audience that believing is being committed to the idea while doubting does not. At the end of Peter's essay he can conclude that
Peter declares that logic can reveal an error in someone's argument. He says that logic could help to strengthen an argument for or against a claim. Peter describes that the believing and doubting games as helpful information to avail in our decision making process. Peter describes The Doubting Game as people being as doubtful as they can to prevail any and all flaws in an argument and/ or idea. Also, he states the doubting game as finding weaknesses in even the good ideas. The doubting game doesn't help us at finding the blind spots of flaws within our own thinking. It has been described in Peters essay that most of our flaws come from within our own assumptions.Peter describes believing coming to us naturally. We all believe in something naturally until someone criticizes our beliefs. He uses the examples of believing in God and Santa Claus as examples for something people typically believe in that may be discouraged or criticized by others. He then describes the believing game as welcoming new ideas that you may encounter and believe in those ideas. Peter states to the audience that believing is being committed to the idea while doubting does not. At the end of Peter's essay he can conclude that