Nathalia listens intently as her economics professor describes the 4 percent unemployment rate in her county. Troubled by this statistic, she later talks with her friend Gigi, who is enrolled in a different section of the same economics course. "Unemployment in our county is horrible!" laments Nathalia. "What do you mean?" replies Gigi. "The professor clearly told us that 96 percent of people in our county have a job, which sounds pretty good to me." Which barrier to reasoning rationally could be affecting Nathalia and Gigi's conclusions?

Question

Ware

Social Studies

12 September, 16:02

Nathalia listens intently as her economics professor describes the 4 percent unemployment rate in her county. Troubled by this statistic, she later talks with her friend Gigi, who is enrolled in a different section of the same economics course. "Unemployment in our county is horrible!" laments Nathalia. "What do you mean?" replies Gigi. "The professor clearly told us that 96 percent of people in our county have a job, which sounds pretty good to me." Which barrier to reasoning rationally could be affecting Nathalia and Gigi's conclusions?

+3

Answers (1)

Know the Answer?

Stephany Steele · Answer 1

framing

Explanation:

Framing in social sciences refers to how groups and individuals communicate and perceive information based on perspectives and concepts. It is used by the media (described in framing theory) in how they present information so that it gives a different meaning. This is exemplified above where the student understands the professor's lecture based on how the professor how put out the information and how she perceives it.