Karen Slagle walked away from her friends on the playground. She had just had an argument over who would win the spot as class president. “I know my brother will win. He has more friends and that...

Karen Slagle walked away from her friends on the playground. She had just had an argument over who would win the spot as class president. “I know my brother will win. He has more friends and that equals more votes.”

“Karen, you can’t be serious. What about the issues such as school policies and procedures?”

“Those issues don’t matter. Regina Hoyt won because she was popular last year. The only real issue is popularity.”

“What about the year before last when the captain of the football team lost because his campaign didn’t deal with anything but sports issues?”

“That was a fluke. Look at our freshman year. That popular basketball player won.”

5. How is Karen Slagle’s argument an example of confirmation bias?

6. In the current argument Karen Slagle is not practicing critical thinking. What types of strategies do critical thinkers employ?