Intuition, Ethics, and Biases

John Ryan

Part A) Hindsight bias-

When watching ESPN the other day, there was a segment on redrafting the NFL draft from 2008 using the information that we have now on the players. By doing this they showed some hindsight bias by using only information on the players they have now, disregarding certain scenarios that wouldn't have happened back in the day.

Part B) By using intuition to answer important moral and ethical decisions, people are able to use their gut feeling on tough decisions while using their prior experience and knowledge while considering theses decisions.

Part C)
 In my opinion, knowledge does carry an ethical responsibility because in many cases that knowledge will be good information for other people. One example of knowledge carrying ethical responsibility is when scientists make groundbreaking discoveries. By warning people over the threat of ebola in Africa they are sharing their knowledge with the rest of the people to ensure their safety from the disease, while ensuring steps are taken so it does not spread.

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John Ryan
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Blog 5

1) With your feedback, I was able to understand the faults in my presentation and tkppd better. This will also give me good insight for the real presentation we will need to do next year. One thing that I need to improve upon was the strength of my topped. Knowing that I could have added more will help me a complete it better next year. I will also be able to focus on explaining the different sides of the real life situation better which will help me for next year as well.

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