Observation: | In class it was widely observed that mostly everyone thought the opposite sex cheated more than their own. This is a controversial issue that has always been in existence. But, what I noticed, when pointed out, was that this belief of the opposite sex being the guilty one stemmed from individuals' own relationships. I previously learned in a psychology class that our beliefs are formed around how easily we can recall certain memories about a topic. For instance, when I asked Brandy, "which sex cheats more?" She immediately responded with, "men!" This was most likely due to the fact that all she could recall was the instances in which she or someone close to her was cheated on. This was the general belief in the classroom and in the conversations I had with other individuals until the idea of how easy it is for a female to cheat was brought up in the discussion. After very little denial, the belief that it is easier for a woman to cheat was unanimous! After coming to this realization, some individuals actually changed their opinions to, it is in fact, woman that cheat more. They then followed this statement with, women are just better at being able to conceal their acts of infidelity; which is why it appears that men cheat more because they get caught more! As sad as it is to say, this statement may very well be true. My new question is, why is it that men get caught more than women, or why are women better at concealing their sexual indiscretions?
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1 comment:
I have two comments:
1. You have used the discussion in class to move your topic beyond your original cliche question to a different issue that isn't normally discussed. Well done.
2. How can you use what you've learned about individual perspectives affecting opinion so greatly in your argumentative techniques?
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