Dogmatism

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Dogmatism

• Alexander Fahrenholz

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Definition

• dogmatism /dôgm?,tiz?m/
• Noun The tendency to lay down principles as
  incontrovertibly true, without consideration of
  evidence or the opinions of others

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Cont.

• Dogmatism states
• that someone thinks
• they are right with-
• out valid evidence

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Real Life Example

• Al Gore is a perfect example of dogmatism. He
  shows a strong belief of global warming with
  little or faulty evidence.

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Real Life Examples

• Al Gore is a perfect example of a dogmatic person
  because he shoots down ideals that object his
  own. He also claims that he invented the
  internet, which has no proof at all.

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The Crucible

• Judge Danforth is the biggest example dogmatism
  in the crucible
• He has the mentality of being just for hanging so
  many

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Quotes

• "Near to four hundred are in the jails from
  Marblehead to Lynn, and upon my signature...and
  seventy-two condemned to hang by that signature"
• - Judge Danforth

• Danforth is proud of the people he has condemned
  to hang. Nobody can tell him otherwise because he
  is a dogmatic person.

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Quotes

• Judge Danforth If you do not give me his name, I
  will have you arrested for contempt of court.
• Giles Corey This is a hearing. You cannot arrest
  me for contempt of a hearing.

• Judge Danforth wants Giles to confess a name to
  him. When Giles makes the point that the court
  isnt in session, Danforth opens the court so
  that he can be in the right.

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Quotes

• Mr. Parris, you are a brainless man!
• - Judge Danforth

• While Mr. Parris argues with Danforth, Danforth
  calls Parris a brainless man. This shows that
  those who oppose Danforths beliefs are insulted
  and degraded.

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Works Cited

• Dogmatism. Dictionary.com.
• Dictionary.com. n.d. Web. 16 Feb. 2012.
• Speaker Al Gore Climate Change Prophet.
• Ted.com. Ted.com. n.d. Web. 16 Feb. 2012.
• Crucible Images. Thewallmachine.com.
• Thewallmachine.com. n.d. Web. 16 Feb. 2012.