How would you respond to someone who presents you with the arguments proposed by social darwinists, or the stories written by horatio alger, or carnegie's gospel of wealth (choose only one of these), to explain the success or failures of individuals in the society? what evidence would you use to support your position? for this discussion, you must first identify and present their arguments, and then your counterargument. as you collect your information for this discussion you should keep in mind the opportunities that were available to many, but also the climate of racism that permeated parts of the american society and the legalized discrimination that existed?

Many of these mythological stories were filled with violence. why do you think this is?

Ascientist successfully predicts the outcome of an experiment. you watch carefully and know he didn't cheat. the scientist's success shows that: a) the scientist knows absolute truth about this experiment; success is not possible unless you know the truthb) the scientist was just lucky; no one ever knows what's going on, so successful predictions require luckc) the scientist may know the truth, or at least know something that is close to the truth, or the scientist may have gotten lucky this time; you can't be absolutely sured) the scientist really was cheating, even though you didn't see the cheating; no one can get things right, except by cheatinge) the scientist spent the night at a particular hotel chain and go a free breakfast, giving the scientist the ability to do amazing things

When should you question a sources credibility