Good evening, and thank you for giving me and Mr. Gladwell the opportunity to speak tonight. In chapter 7 of the Outliers Gladwell examines the correlation between the uptick in plane crashes for Korean Air and what he believes is due to one’s cultural upbringing. Gladwell brings Geert Hofstede work and ideology to support his claim. Specifically, what Hofstede called “Power Distance Index” (PDI) which shows the correlation between one’s culture values and respect to authority (p. 204-205)
While I honor and respect your opinion Mr. Gladwell, there are some things that I have learned through Weston’s A Rulebook for Arguments and how correlations may have alternative explanations (p. 32) and readings from Booth et al. Craft of Research that have
While I honor and respect your opinion Mr. Gladwell, there are some things that I have learned through Weston’s A Rulebook for Arguments and how correlations may have alternative explanations (p. 32) and readings from Booth et al. Craft of Research that have