In Neil deGrasse Tyson’s claim, Tyson tries to convince the reader that empathy is needed more in humans and our formal education. The first sentence states that humans lack the ability to empathize with others, including animals. It isn’t very difficult to find a few flaws in this statement the first time you read it. On the other hand, his second claim was a little bit difficult to consider. He insisted on empathy being in our formal education, which is like its own class. The fallacy of Tyson’s statement is because of the way he arranges his words and how he comes off strong. After some thought, answers are found through human empathy, education and choices. Tyson made humans seem disrespectful, selfish and self-centered, which created a kind of harsh start. If people didn’t have empathy, we wouldn’t have our doctors, our engineers and our counselors. Yes, there are people who don’t have a lot or any empathy . For example, the devil. The bible stated that he wanted to have the power and ended up dropping to hell. He didn’t consider his other brother angels, his father, or the ones he tries to pull from God. Although humans have flaws too, they also have each other. If humans took a chance …show more content…
At first, it seems okay, but if you think about it longer, you start to understand what this means. Students take classes that they will use in their future career, and empathy wouldn’t be a bad idea, except for one thing. When Tyson put “reading, writing, arithmetic, empathy”, it felt like he was enforcing this upon students. Like, you have to take this class. In school, we have clubs and extracurricular activities, like circle of friends, sports and key club, that reach out to others in need and teach their club members or players the importance of being there for others. So, schools do teach their students empathy already through their teachers, coaches, principals, faculty and