Tutorial 5 - Has political correctness gone too far?

Question 1

What are the 2 key components of political correctness?

Answer 1

1. Perceived to exclude/marginalize/insult a group of people

2. Affects people who are socially disadvantaged/discriminated against

Question 2

What is freedom of speech/expression (as a legal term)?

Answer 2

Ability to speak/express oneself without legal prosecution/punishment

Question 3

What is cancel culture?

Answer 3

The practice/tendency of engaging in mass cancelling as a way of expressing disapproval + exerting social pressure

Question 4

What is hate speech?

Answer 4

Abusive/Threatening speech/writing that expresses prejudice against a particular group

Question 5

What is obscenity?

Answer 5

Material that’s offensive/disgusting by accepted standards of morality + decency (usually in reference to sexual matters)

Question 6

What is defamation?

Answer 6

The action of damaging someone’s good reputation

Question 7

What should a good argument be based on?

Answer 7

• Principles (fundamental truth/proposition that serves as a foundation for a system of belief/behaviour/chain of reasoning)
• Should also be logically coherent (reasoning according to strict + consistent principles)