The Grand Delusion Analysis
Criticizing of “The Grand Delusion”
Much of things we assume to be true are illusions of our brains, eyes, beliefs, and opinions. Graham Lawton talks about how reliable are our truths in "The Grand Delusion" which has been published on 18 May 2011; Issue 2812. In the article Lawton tries to convince the audiences that much of what they take for granted about daily life is their imagination. The article persuades reader by giving examples, evidences and observations, however contains bias which depreciates the article.
“The grand delusions” which is consists of 5 parts has been published in the New Scientist. In the first part which is “Head full of half-truth” Lawton claims that memory is fallible in many case even though we trust them confidently. …show more content…
For example, in the first part which talks about false memory, Lawton gives research of University of Illinois at Chicago about 9/11 events. Within days of terrorist attacks, psychologists of the university asked approximately 700 people what they were doing and who were with them on 11th of September. A year after, psychologists asked same people same questions and found mismatches between people’s memories even though participations believe accurateness of their …show more content…
When the readers read Lawton’s points about false memory, he/she will probably think that flashbulb memories are forgotten more easily. However, after internet research I found that flashbulb memories are the most accurate and reliable type of autobiographical memory. “Flashbulb memories are vivid, detailed, confidently held, and seemingly impervious to forgetting.” (Brown and Kulik 1977, cited under General Overviews) As an illustration, Matthew Swulinski accurately remembered 9/11 events and reported his extremely vivid account. (Chase, S., 2007) Lawton’s approach to flashbulb memories shows bias which makes the article less
Much of things we assume to be true are illusions of our brains, eyes, beliefs, and opinions. Graham Lawton talks about how reliable are our truths in "The Grand Delusion" which has been published on 18 May 2011; Issue 2812. In the article Lawton tries to convince the audiences that much of what they take for granted about daily life is their imagination. The article persuades reader by giving examples, evidences and observations, however contains bias which depreciates the article.
“The grand delusions” which is consists of 5 parts has been published in the New Scientist. In the first part which is “Head full of half-truth” Lawton claims that memory is fallible in many case even though we trust them confidently. …show more content…
For example, in the first part which talks about false memory, Lawton gives research of University of Illinois at Chicago about 9/11 events. Within days of terrorist attacks, psychologists of the university asked approximately 700 people what they were doing and who were with them on 11th of September. A year after, psychologists asked same people same questions and found mismatches between people’s memories even though participations believe accurateness of their …show more content…
When the readers read Lawton’s points about false memory, he/she will probably think that flashbulb memories are forgotten more easily. However, after internet research I found that flashbulb memories are the most accurate and reliable type of autobiographical memory. “Flashbulb memories are vivid, detailed, confidently held, and seemingly impervious to forgetting.” (Brown and Kulik 1977, cited under General Overviews) As an illustration, Matthew Swulinski accurately remembered 9/11 events and reported his extremely vivid account. (Chase, S., 2007) Lawton’s approach to flashbulb memories shows bias which makes the article less