High Noon Movie Analysis

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Shane Galbraith Galbraith 1 Essay 2 October 4, 2010 High Noon Every single day people are faced with choices and decisions that affect their present and future. Some choices can be as simple as choosing witch outfit one will choose to wear to school. Or it may be a huge choice that may affect one in an astronomical way. Most decisions made to a choice, small or large, are influenced by cogent reasoning or psychological impediments. If one does not know the difference between the two terms, and does not know how to recognize the difference, then one only has to watch the western classic High Noon and have a brief understanding of what is cogent reasoning and what is not. Cogent reasoning can be loosely defined as making logical decisions by good reasoning and being rational. Unfortunately, human beings are not completely rational and highly due to psychological impediments, humans usually do no make the good rational choice. Psychological impediments have many components that are within its’ makeup. But, as a whole it can loosely be defined as “the nonrational, emotional component that prevents us from being perfect reasoners.” (Cavendar and Kahane 124) Basically all the factors that are involved in making us non-cogent reasoners. This was true for Gary Cooper and others in the movie. The movie starts out with the…show more content…
Loyalty can be loosely defined as being inclined to view one’s own beliefs, friends and family at a higher level than others. Wishful thinking is basically just believing in what we want to believe, no matter what evidence is put before us proving it folly. He proved loyalty by returning and showing loyalty to his people and above all the law. He used wishful thinking when he believed the townspeople would become a posy and follow him against Frank Miller and his gang. But, things did not immediately go to plan for the

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