Appendix C: Exercises

• Identify the semantic errors (allness, frozen evaluation, blindering, polarization, stereotyping) in the following:

• All Australians are cricket maniacs.

• We tried that two years ago, and it didn’t work. There’s no point in trying it again.

• The New York Times prints all the news that’s fit to print.

• If we grant pay increases, we will have to raise our cost to consumers.

• Women are more nurturing than men are.

• Any man who wears a Brooks Brothers suit will be more politically and fiscally conservative.