Systematically slaughter millions of innocent victims

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David's history teacher asked him why so many people complied with orders to systematically slaughter millions of innocent victims. David suggested that the atrocities were committed because these people had become unusually cruel, sadistic people with abnormal and twisted personalities. Use your knowledge of the fundamental attribution error and Milgram's research on obedience to highlight the weaknesses of David's explanation.

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