Fallacies and Cognitive Biases in Othello
Overview:
Fallacies and Cognitive Biases in Othello. For this assignment, you will choose a character(choose either Othello or Iago) from one of your favorite fictional works (Othello). Be sure that you only choose one character – discussing multiple characters will result in a low score on this assignment. You will explain how this character uses three different fallacies and/or cognitive biases in the story. Then, you will present an argument for why you think the author wrote this character
Select from these fallacies or cognitive biases listed below.
Analysis
Cognitive List: Anchoring Bias, Availability Heuristic Bias, Bandwagon Effect, Choice Supportive Bias, Confirmation Bias. Ostrich Bias, Outcome Bias, Overconfidence, Placebo Bias, Survivorship Bias, Selective Perception, Blind Spot Bias.
Fallacies List: Hasty Generalization, Slippery Slope, Straw Man, Ad Hominem. False Dichotomy, Appeal to Emotion, Equivocation, Bandwagon Appeal, False Analogy.
Additional Guidelines
The quotes should be complete sentences (no more, less) and should be incorporate-d in your essay to illustrate your ideas. Additionally, please, cite your sources in a clickable reference list at the end. Also, do not copy without providing proper attribution (quotation marks and in-line citations). Also, write an essay format, not in bullet form, numbering, or another list format. It would be best if you use your own words. Lastly, proofread your work and run it through Grammarly for thorough confirmation.
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