Becoming an Individual Chapter 3 Becoming an Individual
Individuality is the quality or qualities that set one person apart from others. We are not born with individuality but must achieve it through effort Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Families, teachers, friends, and popular culture influence our thoughts, words, attitudes and actions more than we realize Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Attitudes are beliefs that are expressed indirectly, through tone of voice or mannerisms. In most cases, we are unaware of our attitudes Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Popular culture refers to the ideas, attitudes, and values that are disseminated through the communications and entertainment media Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Four Empowering Attitudes 1. There’s always room for improvement 2. Criticism, including self-criticism, has value 3. Effort is the key to success 4. Other people are as important as I am Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Manipulation is influencing someone through dishonest means Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Common Types of Manipulation Biased reporting Dishonest appeals to emotion Stacking the deck Suppressing dissent Repetition Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Kinds of Biased Reporting Biased headline Biased lead sentence Biased reporting of polls Biased handling of quotations Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Strategy for Resisting Manipulation Be alert for it Ask probing questions Be imaginative Check information sources Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Ways to Be Imaginative Create mental pictures Produce relevant examples Create realistic scenarios Construct a new viewpoint Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Habits for Individuality Be wary of first impressions Be honest with yourself Fight confusion Produce many ideas Acknowledge complexity Look for connections among ideas Consider other viewpoints Base your judgments on evidence Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.