A Practice in Skepticism

Johnston makes very binding points in his article. The main thrust of what hes saying is that even though there is so much hype about the crisis that is supposedly hitting our economy, journalists and everyone else for that matter have to take a criterion back and take a look at the bigger picture.We shouldnt react immediately to whole the warnings and doomsday announcements. Dont buy into the hype is what Johnston is saying. Take a look at what is actually happening, assess for yourself, think critically about how certain changes impact the market and how these really play out. Its not as simple as it all seems.Johnstons arguments were very solid. He gave explicit examples from his have personal experiences with bank loans in order to get his argument across.He didnt claim to be an beneficial and didnt even try to convince his reader through hard facts. He scarcely state the bank loan offers he received as well as the information he got from sources regarding banks. The und efiled article came across as a persuasion to the reader to go out and see for himself/herself the rigourousness of what he was saying.ly panic and fret about the countrys economy. Rash decisions and even rasher investment in actions by groups that pretend to be the solution to the crisis are unwise. These principles apply not just to the preface economic crisis but to all situations that one may come across.Its not enough to simply know the facts and to accept the facts presented by others. A practice in skepticism is truly needed specially in journalism. When one is charged with the responsibility of disseminating valuable information to the public, discerning the real facts is crucial. One has to be skeptical until the facts have been logically pieced together.