Question

Rachel refuses to share a room with a heavy roommate, and she voted against inviting a heavy person to join a group to which she belongs. She says she would not hire an overweight person or trust one, because heavy people tend to be lazy and dishonest. Name at least two ways in which Rachel’s prejudice violates the requirements of critical thinking and explain your answers. Be sure to clearly cite information from the text and course material.

Answer 1

1. Rachel’s prejudice violates the requirements of critical thinking because she didn’t even try to get to know his character and how he is as a person. She has stated that “heavy people tend to be lazy and dishonest.” 2.) her prejudice violates the requirements of critical thinking due to having an opinion about him from the get go. Her views wouldn’t have changed if he was a good or a bad person because of having assumptions like “she would not hire an overweight person or trust one.”