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Blink By Malcolm Gladwell Summary

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Name: Jose Camarena Date: 27 April 2017 Period: 6
Book Title: Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking Genre: Non-Fiction
Author: Malcolm Gladwell Number of Pages: 245 pages
Brief Summary and “Arrangement” of the Book:
Written by Malcolm Gladwell, Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking explores the mysterious nature of quick, fast decision making, and although many times it may come in handy, we really shouldn’t rely on it too much. Throughout his book, he presents the idea of thin slicing - cutting up pieces of small information and then clumping them together to get one discernable image or perspective. Being human, Gladwell in addition investigates the inherent biases and inclinations of humans everywhere when it comes down …show more content…

Purchased at price tag of $9 million, the museum made sure to verify that the statute was indeed legitimate. Overtime, as experts would initially observe and examine the statue, they would grow skeptical of its authenticity, a perspective held primarily by paleontologists whom would observe it first hand. False documents and nonexistent records seem to substantiate that this statue is a forgery, although no one is sure up to today. With the mysterious conclusion of this little story, Gladwell uses this as a branching point to his other topics that any solution, no matter how bizarre or different, always has a variety of solutions to partake …show more content…

Along with this he also pondered their effects on the general populace. Thus after extensive research he presented his finding for the world to note.

Audience--- Malcolm Gladwell’s primary audience is the general public, however it is specified more towards people whom are concern with psychological texts. This would also be directed toward people who might be curious about their choices that may seem very simple. Nevertheless, they actually play a more complex role in their lives.

Purpose---Malcolm Gladwell’s main intent was to prove that ideas that are made instinctively are just as promising as those that are made after constant deliberation. The justification of the subconscious referenced and reinforced throughout the book adheres to this intent. He wants his reader to understand how they think, when they are not aware that they are thinking.

Logos---Malcolm Gladwell used a series of sources, such as experiments taken by experts from different fields such as psychology and sociology. He also states the data taken from studies directed by various colleges, and the troublesome situation that unfortunately the Getty Museum experienced. All of these were used as powerful pieces of evidence to support his

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