ENC 1101 Final Exam Questions with 100% Correct Answers 2024/2025
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ENC 1101 Final Exam Questions with 100% Correct Answers 2024/2025
"Ten ways we get the odds wrong" what do the blue letters mean? - ANSWERSThey are the EXAMPLE of the POINT in the paragraph
"Ten ways we get the odds wrong" what do the black bolder letters mean? - ANSWERSThey are the points ...
ENC 1101 Final Exam Questions with
100% Correct Answers 2024/2025
"Ten ways we get the odds wrong" what do the blue letters mean? - ANSWERSThey are the EXAMPLE of
the POINT in the paragraph
"Ten ways we get the odds wrong" what do the black bolder letters mean? - ANSWERSThey are the
points that support the thesis
Substituting one risk for another - ANSWERSWe speed up when we put our seat belts on; they dont
cause fewer accidents just different accidents.
Why "natural" risks are easier to accept - ANSWERSWe love sunlight but fear nuclear power; just
because it's natural doesn't make it safe. Natural has a good reputation, we think of natural as benign
and safe.
Why do people not know how to react to statistics, media coverage, and fear Montelongo politicians? -
ANSWERSBecause our brains haven't evolved, is they see a predator or a precipice we'll react how our
ancestors did.
What is Bernoulli's formula? - ANSWERSAllows us to think how nature didn't design us, to help us out of
a caveman way of thinking.
What does Bernoulli's formula mean? - ANSWERSExpected value = (odds of gain) x (value of gain) = how
we should behave
Why do we make bad decisions according to Dan Gilbert? - ANSWERSWe cannot delay gratification
What are two major errors we make while making decisions? - ANSWERSErrors in estimating succeeding
and errors of the value in succeeding
, Pools and asthma are? - ANSWERSUnderestimated, since they happen a lot and people don't put it on
the news
Fireworks and tornados are? - ANSWERSOverestimated
What are 3 ways to make better decisions? - ANSWERSIf the value of something is 100 dollars then that's
it's value, don't compare it to anything else; think of what you can do with it. FEAR should be
proportionate to what you're fearing. FOCUS on my own odds not someone else's.
What counterpoint did an audience member make? - ANSWERSThe lottery isn't stupid
Now is more important than layer, according to Dan Gilbert this is? - ANSWERSFalse, people should think
about their future way in the future
What is neophobia? - ANSWERSBeing scared of new things.
In trigger warnings, what does paragraph 2 do? - ANSWERSIt says that the letter is implying that people
who support trigger warnings are narrow-minded, oversensitive individuals, and opposed to dialogue
which is a misunderstanding of trigger warnings and safe spaces
What is a trigger warning? - ANSWERSIs a message warning viewers of anything graphic about to come
up in a movie, reading or music.
What is a safe space? - ANSWERSIs an area on campus where students, especially but not limited to
those who have endured trauma or feel marginalized, can feel comfortable talking about their
experiences.
What is a typical parenthetical reference? - ANSWERS(Authors last name and page number).
What do you do when you have to cite a work that has no author? - ANSWERSUse the title, ("title").
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