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PHI 105 Topic 6 DQ 1

What is the difference between persuasion and manipulation? Describe a time when you have encountered or
used one or both of these.

PHI 105 Topic 6 DQ 2

In Topic 5, we explored the relationship between language development and thinking. Advanced use of
language requires additional thinking both in constructing and comprehending a statement. For example, the
use of figurative language, such as metaphors, provides people with creative ways to communicate intangible
and abstract ideas. Below are some metaphors that have been used in the past to explain the relationship
between thinking and language; which one do you think adequately describes that relationship and why?
Describe what could happen if someone does not use critical thinking when encountering that metaphor. For
example, consider how metaphors can be misinterpreted?

a. The brain is a furrowed field waiting for the seeds of language to be planted and to grow.
b. Language is the software of the brain.
c. Language is the gas that makes the car go.
d. Language is the landscape of the mind.