Exploring Sociocentric and Egocentric Approaches

Question: Describe about the Exploring Sociocentric and Egocentric Approaches for Social Network Analysis? Answer: Discussion Topic 1: a) In our everyday life we use several sentences or hear someone using a phrase that are normally accepted beliefs and are considered as fallacy. By fallacy we mean that the belief is wrong or it is false. It can be said that, a fallacy is referred to logically weak argument appeal which is not a statement or belief which is widely used and is successful. It can be said that an informal fallacy is an argument which is persuasive enough but the statement is logically weak. By this it can be said by making a fallacious argument a bad statement can well be accepted as well. In this case it can be seen that the author has made several informal fallacies in the passage. He has said that cheating has been an element of interaction of the human beings from a very early age. He even pointed out the case of a professor called Harry Goodman who has raised issues of cheating in the education as a punishable offence. He made the statements so true that it seemed he has made the correct statements. The author has stated that the professor has a made a wrong statement in the fact that he lacks credibility and he should not make such a comment when he himself is getting divorced from his wife due to cheating on her. It can be thus said that the author made us believe that the professor has made a false statement. He even said that great people like Bill Gates and Mahatma Gandhi have even cheated in tests at some point or the other in their lives. One of my friends has said that the author has made a wrong statement and said that the professor was right in his decision that cheating should be dealt with severely in the educational institutions, but according to me the author has made a fallacious statement and the statements are correct to the fact the a little lying can cause no harm to the people and in turn can sometimes do help to someone, or even save some one from falling to a serious danger. b) It can be seen in the above that the author of the passage has made a fallacious statement. The author has not made fallacies of insufficient evidence as the author has given enough evidence to support his statement. It can be said from the first example that the author have tried to give an example that the statement made by him are not fallacious. In this example it was seen according to the author that in a Gallup poll conducted across several cities in the world, it was seen that 80% of the respondent reported of cheating in t he tests, while, 75% of the respondents said that they have no fears of doing it again. Thus the professor is on the minority side of the vote that the cheating in the education should be dealt with severe punishment. In the next example it is also seen that the author has given enough evidence to support his facts. He said that the professor is on the board of SUBM-IT which is a financially lucrative business that sells software which can be used to detect the plagiarism in the projects made by the students. The author has said that the professor has raised the issue of the cheating in the education so that his own business can be profited and he can gain personally. Thus it can be seen from the above examples that the author has given enough supportive data and information that has made the statements non-fallacious. When I discussed the information about the supporting data, then he was of the opinion that the author was successful in making a fallacious statement and by giving the supporting evidences he was able to make the argument non-fallacious. Discussion Topic 2: a) When I have enrolled for the course I have always thought the education makes a man. It can be said that I have always thought that by receiving education and lots of education a man can become successful in their life. By studying hard for a certain period of the lives the people are able to establish themselves successfully in their life. b) From my very childhood I have seen that the people around me are very much educated and they are successful in their lives. They have always held good jobs and were always respected in their family and in their work cultures. Even in my family I have seen that my uncle was always respected in his work place since he was very educated. He has always worked very hard in his life to achieve the success and has maintained the position well in his organization. The belief originated from my personal experience and from the influence of my family. It can be said that the by education a man not only becomes knowledgeable but he also has the capability to impart the knowledge which can enhance the personality of the individual and also his knowledge. c) People who are successful in their lives are due to the knowledge that one gains during his lifetime. Knowledge not only means that the person gain it from the formal education of his schools and colleges. Education can come in any form and by several ways. A person who has never attended the school may be a good human being if he has the right education from his family and from his friends. The environment in which a person has been raised, and the teachings from the family, is essential source of education to a person. d) I think that my belief is sociocentrism because it has been influenced by the people around me. I have been greatly influenced by the persons around me, my family, the society at large also has helped me in shaping my belief that education makes a man or shapes up the characteristic as well as the future of the individual. References: Engel, S. Morris.With Good Reason. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin's, 2000. Print. Exploring Sociocentric and Egocentric Approaches for Social Network Analysis. (2015). 1st ed. [ebook] Available at: https://sydney.edu.au/engineering/it/~info4990 /2006/papers/HossainKMAP.pdf [Accessed 10 Mar. 2015]. Homes.chass.utoronto.ca, (2015).The Egocentric and Sociocentric Self. [online] Available at: https://homes.chass.utoronto.ca/~oflahert/ANT325/Overheads /selfhood.html [Accessed 10 Mar. 2015]. INFORMAL FALLACIES. (2015). 1st ed. 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