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Describe a world without communication... what would it be like? (For anyone interested, this examination of why we communicate uses antithesis--what if we couldn't--and is characteristic of Existential Intelligence).

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Even though they have been doing it all their lives, people need to study communication simply because it is so complex. As stated in chapter 3 of the book, we all perceive things differently and "perception and communication influence each other, perception shapes our understanding of others' communication and the choices we make in our own communication" (pg. 41). For the reason that the choices we make and the ways that we view things/situations are changing everyday, communication between two individuals also changes and becomes more complex. Though we can communicate in general, how we communicate and what we communicate depends on how we perceive the world around us, making communication not as simple as it seems. As humans, we create broad categories of things (prototypes) and place people into them (Wood pg. 43). We then go on to create a more detailed assessment (a personal construct) where we measure a person or situation with a certain dimension of judgment (Wood pg. 43). We also place people and situations into stereotypes by making predictive generalizations or simply predicting what the personal/situation will be like or what will happen (Wood pg. 43). With all of these components to a basic path of communicating with others, it's hard to not see why we would study our complex underlying system of human communication. Not only do we make assumptions, but we base our thoughts/actions off of those assumptions which can then all be interpreted differently among various individuals. We study communication to try and dissect all of these interpretations and perceptions of others "to make sense of experience and to predict how we and others will act" (Wood pg. 45). Sometimes we follow a script or just simply act a specific way in a specific situation (like greeting someone and telling them your name) (Wood pg. 45). However, not everyone follows these scripts which just adds to the complexity of communication between us all.

Cell phones and other electronic toys have become an integral part of our lives. Many people feel they must have their cell phones handy at all times! Whether texting, in particular, is ruining the way we communicate has become a controversial topic discussed by many. Texting lingo results in brief forms of communication that appear to be disrespectful and immature in the business world. Yet, many younger employees continue to use text lingo, including the use of emoticons, at the ends of their sentences, when communicating with their superiors. Such forms of communication can set an improper tone for messages, negatively impact how the receiver interprets the message and lead to misunderstanding of the intent of the message. For the younger generation, using text lingo comes naturally. But particular attention should be given to those receiving it.

1. In what way(s) has texting made you a worse communicator? In what way(s) has texting made you a better communicator?

2. As texting remains a prominent form of communication, might text lingo become a standard part of business communication in the future? Explain.

3. Provide some examples of when you would and would not use text lingo in your communications. Source: Greg Beaubien, “Texting Lingo Blowing Many Young Candidates’ Job Chances,” Public Relations Tactics, December 2008, Vol. 15, Issue 9, p. 4.

Students often ask me why, even if I question the reality and applicability of the rationality assumption, I think it is useful. Recall earlier in the term when I showed you the simple calculation about buying cars and the impact on the planet. If people bought the cars that were cheapest for them, then they would end up doing more good for the planet than if they short-circuited the price system and tried to purchase cars with the direct intention of doing good for the planet.

Here is another example of why I think there is great value in rationality.

Imagine a world where voters are more self-interested than they are today. Also imagine that in this world, voters are more rational and forward-looking than they are today. Explain why in that world, we would expect true democratic societies to end up spending a larger share of their government budgets on real, actual, genuine public goods. You might think of a real, actual, genuine public good as something like clean air and water, intellectual interventions that make us all better off, etc. Note, keep in mind that one of my core beliefs, and it is useful for answering this question, is that people like free.

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