Hum115 12 Angry Men The character in this movie that was the most effective critical thinker was juror 8(Henry Fonda). The types of characteristics that Fonda‚ exemplify is provisionalism‚ creativity‚ and critical thinking. By doing this he is uncover new ways of interpreting evidence‚ turns to certainty and shortsightedness when arriving at conclusions. For example‚ Fonda commented on how the boy had been slapped around all his life and was treated poorly. This kind of thinking leads to more external
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In the film “12 Angry men” there is an extensive use of reason as a form of persuasion. The movie talks about how a Puerto Rican youth is on trial for murder‚ accused of knifing his father to death. Eleven of the jurors vote for conviction‚ each for reasons of his own.
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TWELVE ANGRY MEN A three act play written by Reginald Rose’s. Twelve angry men is a dramatic story of a difficult jury just trying to reach a verdict. Most of the jury are thinking not guilty but the few jurors are hung on guilty with a few important pieces of evidence and clues it goes back and forth through the whole book. When the majority of the jury gets the few to change their mind the truth of being not guilty or guilty never is revealed. Act One explains the layout of twelve angry men. This
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Twelve Angry Men is a 1957 American movie that is a good demonstration of many aspects of organizational behavior. In the movie‚ a jury of twelve men with different personalities and backgrounds must arrive at a unanimous verdict which will decide the future of a young boy who is accused of murdering his father. All evidence presented in the court is against the young boy. And a guilty verdict means a mandatory death sentence. Throughout the decision making process‚ we can clearly see the five stages
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Talita E. Sigillo Final draft W.A.C Based on the movie «12 angry men» In the movie «12 angry men»‚ one can explore a variety of fallacies and generalizations. Each juror except for one comes in with a verdict of «Guilty»‚ but by using critical thinking the reasons to support their claim are dismissed one by one. Except for Juror number three who is the last one to change his verdict. He disregards all critical reasoning and sticks to his initial claim using multiple fallacies to support it
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A persons surroundings can influence him. In "12 Angry Men" by Reginald Rose a young mans life is held by twelve men with contrasting views. After hearing‚ the case the jurors go into deliberations. Eleven of the 12 are convinced that the boy murdered his father. However‚ Juror # 8 a caring man‚ who wishes to talk about why the other jurors think that the boy is guilty‚ clashes with Juror # 3‚ a sadistic man who would pull the switch himself to end the boys life. Early on‚ it’s not revealed why #3
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12 Angry men : movie analysis by VINOD VIJAY Foreman The Foreman is responsible for keeping the jury organized‚ which is his main focus in the play. He is an assistant football coach outside of the jury room. 2nd Juror A shy bank clerk who takes time to feel comfortable enough to participate in the discussion. 3rd Juror 3rd Juror is a small business owner. He proudly says that he started his business from scratch and now employs thirty-four workers. We learn early on that he has a bad
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Market Place of Ideas comes into effect while analyzing the development of the jurors beliefs. The basis of this concept is that the truth will be revealed in the free release of ideas for the discernment of all‚ and this is exactly what occurred in 12 Angry Men. One man managed to convince the others one by one that the defendant was innocent‚ yet this would not have been possible if all of their ideas were not freely released. If the eighth juror were intimidated by the number of those who outnumbered
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Introduction 12 Angry Men is a good example of group and individual behavior. It clearly illustrates the pressure of conformity and groupthink. A group can be defined as two or more individuals‚ interacting and interdependent‚ who come together to achieve a particular objective. In the movie 12 Jurors come together with the sole obligation of concluding if the young man was guilty of murdering his father or not‚ beyond reasonable doubt. This group of 12 men who did not know each other walked
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or convincing; rather‚ it is a learning and negotiating process. Good persuaders use and listen to ongoing and active discussions (or debates) to learn about their audience and include different opinions into a shared conclusion. In the movie “12 Angry Men”‚ juror number 8 (Henry Fonda) was not sure if evidence presented against a young defendant in court left reasonable doubt for a guilty conviction. The other jurors believed the presented facts and the defendant’s background warrants a guilty
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