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Chapter 3 Of Blink By Malcolm Gladwell

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ur ability to make decisions in less than two seconds is an interesting ability that belongs to our subconscious mind, demonstrated through journalist, Malcolm Gladwell’s National Bestseller Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking. Gladwell’s use of logic, rhetorical questions, and anecdotes to inform readers fascinated with psychology, about our subconscious decision making. Gladwell appeals to logic to add to his credibility and factual tone. In chapter three of Blink, Malcolm Gladwell is stating the reasoning behind certain males being chosen as CEOs of companies is related to tallness. Gladwell backs up his theory by using statistics and facts, “ Among CEOs of Fortune 500 companies, that number is 58 percent. Even more

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