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June 11: Objectivity?

     How do values effect objectivity?

    In class today we went over the effects values have on science and its objectivity. Below is a still from a video I will be analyzing along with a link to that video. In the video the Pitbull licks the bunny while the bunny moves around the Pitbull.

https://utk.instructuremedia.com/embed/5dc6395e-cff0-4bcf-8fd2-33f76d7c21dc


Analysis of the video

    It looks like the Pitbull is grooming the bunny while the bunny seems to be grooming itself. I am assuming this is the case because the bunny does not look particularly scared while the dog is licking it. Pitbulls tend to groom animals so it does not seem farfetched that it would groom the bunny.

Analysis of the analysis

    When I did my analysis I looked at the video assuming that the dog was not intending to hurt the bunny. I did this because that would make me sad and I don't want to think let alone write about it. It would be a good idea to look at the behavior of the animals for longer then 30 seconds along with hearing other peoples thoughts on what could be happening.

Reanalysis of the video

    My opinions did not hugely change after watching the video another time. I think is there is a definite possibility that the dog is licking sweat off of the bunny but I still feel that it is most likely grooming. I still stand by my original analysis of the video 




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