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6. In late August, the Lees, a Chinese American family, moved into Louise’s neighborhood, and Louise became acquainted with one of the children, Susan, a girl her own age. A week later, during school registration, Louise passed Susan in the hall, but Susan didn’t even look at her. Which of the following conclusions was Louise justified in drawing? (You may select more than one or reject all of them.) Explain your answer with appropriate references to the chapter.

a. Susan behaved rudely.

b. Susan is a rude person.

c. The Lees are a rude family.

d. Chinese Americans are rude.

e. The Chinese are rude.

f. Asians are rude.

7. While reading her evening newspaper, Jean notices that her congressional representative has voted against a highway proposal that would bring revenue to the area. She recalls that a recent poll of the voters in the district revealed that 63 percent favor the proposal. Concluding that the representative has violated the people’s trust, Jean composes an angry letter reminding the representative of his obligation to support the will of the majority. Is Jean guilty of an error in thinking? Explain your answer.

6.八月底，李先生一家，一个美国籍中国家庭，和路易斯一家做了邻居，并且路易斯了解了其中一个和自己同龄的女孩，苏珊。一周之后，在学校登记期间，路易斯在走廊经过苏珊身边是，苏珊甚至不看路易斯。下面哪些路易斯做出的结论判断很精准？（你可能会选一个或更多或者都不选。）用这章合适的参考解释这个答案。

A.苏珊举止粗鲁。

B.苏珊是个粗鲁的人们。

C.李家很粗鲁。

D.美国籍中国家庭是粗鲁的

E.中国人是粗鲁的。

F.亚洲人是粗鲁的。

7.简在读她的晚报的时候，注意到国会代表已经投票反对给这个地区带来税收的高速公路提议。她回想起最近的地区民意测试中显示63%的支持这个提议。

她总结道这个代表亵渎了人民的信任。简写了一封愤怒的信想让代表想起她有义务支持大部分人的意见。简犯了思维上的错误嘛？解释你的答案。