12 Angry Men 1957

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12 Angry Men(1957)
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Discussion Group Assignments
Group 1 Jurors 7, 8, 12
Group 2 Jurors 2, 4, 10
Group 3 Jurors 5, 6, 9
Group 4 Jurors 1, 3, 11
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Juror 3 Played by Lee J. Cobb Owner of a
messenger service who built his business 'from
nothing,' he is convinced (with juror 10) that
the defendant is guilty.
Juror 1 Forman Played by Martin Balsam A high
school football coach
Juror 2 Played by John Fiedler A bank teller
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Juror 6 Played by Ed Binns A house painter
Juror 4 Played by E.G. Marshall A stock broker
Juror 5 Played by Jack Klugman He grew up in
slums similar to the defendant's neighborhood.
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Juror 9 Mr. McCardle Played by Joseph
Sweeney Juror 9 is an older man.
Juror 7 (played by Jack Warden) A salesman, he
is a baseball fan who has tickets to a game.
Juror 8 Mr. Davis (played by Henry Fonda) An
architect who votes "not guilty" on the first
ballot even though the others think the defendant
is clearly guilty.
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Juror 10 Played by Ed Begley A garage owner, he
is convinced (with juror 3) that the defendant
is guilty.
Juror 12 (played by Robert Webber) An
advertising executive
Juror 11Played by George Voskovec A watch
maker and a recent immigrant.
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Criteria for Evaluating Reasoning Page 14
SUBSTITUTE THE WORD JUROR FOR THE WORD WRITER
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The Elements of Thought Page five

• All reasoning has a purpose
• All reasoning is an attempt to figure something
  ou, settle some question, solve some problem
• All reasoning is based on data, information, and
  evidence
• All reasoning contains inferences or
  interpretations by which we draw conclusions and
  give meaning to data

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Questions using Elements of Thought Page 8
Template for Analyzing the logic of a
Movie Page 13
Substitute the word movie for the word
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