Flaw of Lecturers' Mind: The Application of Ad Hominem Argument and Fallacy

Kogulan, Mohan and Manvender Kaur, Sarjit Singh and Lee, Jun Choi and Siti Noranizahhafizah, Boyman (2023) Flaw of Lecturers' Mind: The Application of Ad Hominem Argument and Fallacy. In: Critical Thinking Skills: The Prominent Application in Educational Development. UUM Press, Universiti Utara Malaysia, Kedah, Malaysia, pp. 60-73. ISBN 978-967-0031-31-6

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Abstract

By nature, lecturers have flaws or imperfections, and that also includes how they think. The right way of thinking does not mean how fast it can solve a problem as it will lead to a short-term decision, but it is more important how efficient and effective the alternatives are when making a decision. Lecturers sometimes become stereotyped, prejudiced, and heuristics (also known as cognitive bias). Their behaviour will lead the mind to have unfair and biased alternatives when handling students. These are considered a flaw of the mind as the mind influenced by the cause of irrational decision making. As a result, the decision made would not solve the problem entirely and have some defects in some aspects.

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