Do culture and individual beliefs affect logical thinking? If so, how do they influence the conclusions we reach?

Title: Do culture and individual beliefs affect logical thinking? If so, how do they influence the conclusions we reach?
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Do culture and individual beliefs affect logical thinking? If so, how do they influence the conclusions we reach?

        The first question that must be asked before answering this question is: What exactly is logical thinking? Logical thinking is the process in which one uses reasoning consistently to come to a conclusion. If this definition is strictly followed, logical thinking cannot be affected by any outside influences as long as the premises are truly valid. For example the syllogism: All mammals are warm blooded. Whales are mammals. Whales are warm blooded. is truly logical …showed first 75 words of 1557 total…

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…showed last 75 words of 1557 total…present diverse cultures. It is only when tolerance and acceptance become a part of our individual beliefs that it might be possible for culture and beliefs to not negatively affect conclusions reached. Bibliography Abel, Reuben. Man is the Measure. New York: The Free Press, 1976. Allport, Gordon. The Nature of Prejudice. Massachusetts: Adison Wesley, 1984. Carr, Edward Hallett. What is History? New York: Vintage Books, 1961. Gould, Stephen Jay. The Mismeasure of Man. New York: Norton and Co., 1981.

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