Open Line Of Speech By Malcolm Gladwell

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Malcolm Gladwell informs his audience he knows why the airplane crashes occurred. He believes it comes down to the pilot and his co-pilot lacking social skills. I did not read the ages of the captain or first pilot on these flights. There are times we omit details to make our story more credible. However, if Gladwell is going invoke cultural differences and hierarchy for the first pilot not being as aggressive, one would think it is equally as important to state the ages of the airline pilots. Respect towards your elders is standard with a variety of cultures throughout the globe. This supporting evidence of would make Gladwell more credible. I feel the captain and the co-pilot should have had an open line of communication. Should this

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