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Made by Rosalie Soltys (Worked individually)

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Definition: The red flag Ancient Wisdom refers to when people use ancient techniques and use ancient gods to sell or justify beliefs rather using modern scientific and medical approaches.

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Chinese cupping has been used for centuries and has become very popular even with Olympians. This example of Ancient Wisdom shows, even though very popular doctors warn that there is no scientific evidence that it actually helps people.

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Olympians in Rio have taken to cupping. It's an ancient therapy meant to release tension in your muscles. Several athletes have posted pictures of their polka dotted limbs and backs, a side effect of the treatment.

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Definition: The red flag Appeal to Authority is using people in authority influence a product or idea without actual scientific backing. An example is when a doctor in a white lab coat is used to sell a product to someone, since the viewer see’s someone in authoritative position the are more like likely to believe it.
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This YouTube video shows a doctor telling the audience that most doctors would smoke camels than any other brand. The reason this is appeal to authority, is the doctor is in a position where people would believe his medical advice without the scientific backing stating whether it is healthy or not to smoke camels.

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1949 TV commercial from Camel cigarettes.

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                                                                                           Post #4 Red flag: All Natural

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Definition: The red flag All Natural is the idea that since something is all natural then it is safe and okay. For example is something comes from nature than it must be better than its pharmaceutical counterpart.

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This article is an example of the red flag All Natural, showing a natural opioid called Kratom which is being used for pain management and anxiety. Even though it’s all natural it has caused over 36 deaths, and now the FDA is warning people to not take it because of its dangerous nature, which shows not everything that is natural is safe.

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The supplement, kratom, is made from a plant native to Southeast Asia

It has gained popularity in the US as a treatment for pain, anxiety and drug dependence

But the FDA warns it is addictive and has killed 36 Americans in recent years

A herbal supplement touted as an alternative to opioids has killed 36 people, federal health authorities have warned.

The supplement, kratom, made from a plant native to Southeast Asia, has gained popularity in the US as a treatment for pain, anxiety and drug dependence.

Users have opposed efforts to regulate the plant, saying it could be a safer alternative to opioid pain pills that have caused an epidemic of abuse.

But the Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday that kratom carries similar risks, including addiction and death, and the agency is working to block shipments.

The FDA said it is aware of 36 deaths involving products made with kratom and hundreds of calls to poison control centers, which increased tenfold between 2010 and 2015.

In some cases, kratom is mixed with opioids like oxycodone, the ingredient in OxyContin, according to the agency.

'The FDA must use its authority to protect the public from addictive substances like kratom, both as part of our commitment to stemming the opioid epidemic and preventing another from taking hold,' FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, said in a statement.

Gottlieb said the agency has seized and destroyed shipments of kratom at international mail facilities.

Kratom remains legal under federal law although some states have banned the plant, including Alabama, Arkansas, Indiana, Tennessee and Wisconsin.

It is sold in various forms, including capsules and powders.

The Drug Enforcement Administration had planned to ban the plant by adding it to a list of illegal drugs that includes marijuana, heroin and LSD.

But the agency backed away from that plan last October after a flood of public complaints including a letter signed by 62 members of Congress and a protest at the White House organized by the American Kratom Association.

A spokesman for the group could not immediately provide comment Tuesday morning.

The group has said categorizing kratom as an illegal substance would stymie medical research into its potential therapeutic uses.

The DEA said last October it would delay a decision until the FDA issued a recommendation.

Despite Tuesday's warning about the risks of kratom an FDA spokeswoman said the agency's scientific review is ongoing.

There is no timetable for completing the review.

In August, the death of a 27-year-old police sergeant who overdosed on the herbal supplement called into question the safety of the cure-all remedies.

New York State Sergeant Matthew Dana, who spent his time uncovering narcotics dealers, passed away on Sunday, August 6, and an autopsy has since revealed that an overdose on kratom killed him.

Dana's autopsy revealed that he experienced hemorrhagic pulmonary edema, which causes blood and other fluid in the lungs, and it has left advocates scrambling to protect their right to use kratom while the FDA reviews the product's side effects.

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Herbal opioid alternative has killed 36 people, FDA warns

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The supplement, kratom, is made from a plant native to Southeast Asia It has gained popularity in the US as a treatment for pain, anxiety and drug dependence But the FDA warns it is addictive and has killed 36 Americans in recent years A herbal supplement touted as an alternative to opioids has killed 36 people, federal health authorities have warned.

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Post #5 Red flag: Confusing Correlation with Causation 

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Post #5 Red flag: Confusing Correlation with Causation 

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Definition:
The red flag Confusing Correlation with Causation is when people assume the correlation between things have meaning without having direct causation. Usually statements that are put together but are not directly caused by the same things.
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This photo shows a child with the statement “I am twice as likely NOT to graduate high school because you had me as a teen”, and another “Kids of teen moms are twice as likely not to graduate than kinds whose moms are over the age of 22” (NYC HRA)

. Both these statements seem like they have similarities but the causes of both statements are unrelated.

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Post #6 Red flag: Suppression by Authorities 

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Post #6 Red flag: Suppression by Authorities 

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Definition: The red flag Suppression By Authorities is the belief that major institutions and companies are holding out on information to the general public for their own agenda. An example is the government suppressing information on extraterrestrial life and the use of Area 51.
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This photo shows a government representative admitting Area 51 is used for military operations, and that there are no aliens, while his legs look like they are part of an insect. There are many conspiracies that the government is hiding that Area 51 has information on aliens and UFOs even though it would benefit current space and science programs if there was actual contact or proof of aliens.

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Art Shirley graduated from the University of Mississippi in 1984 with a BA in Art.

While at Ole Miss, Art drew the daily comic strip Ernie, Skip & Joe which ran for a little over three years in the Daily Mississippian.

Art is currently the Creative Director for Quest Group, an advertising and marketing firm in West Point, Mississippi, where he and his wife, Becky, make their home. Art and Becky have two sons; Will, a junior at Ole Miss, and Drew, a freshman at Mississippi State.

Art has continued to do some cartooning "on the side" in the nearly thirty years since he left Ole Miss, contributing to several local papers, websites and trade magazines. He has just self-published a graphic novel, enjoyed some internet success with a cartoon about the Weather Channel's alleged "Land Mass" gaffe and is particularly excited to be contributing cartoons for HottyToddy.com.

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Art Shirley Cartoon: Area 51 - HottyToddy.com

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Art Shirley graduated from the University of Mississippi in 1984 with a BA in Art. While at Ole Miss, Art drew the daily comic strip Ernie, Skip & Joe which ran for a little over three years in the Daily Mississippian. Art is currently the Creative Director for Quest Group, an advertising and marketing firm ...

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Definition: Ideology is when cultural, social, and religious ideas are used to back up someones beliefs.
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This article goes through the history of Hitlers ideology of the Aryan race who he believed was supreme . Unfortunately, due to Hitlers extreme ideologies many innocent people lost their lives during the holocaust because hate of another race.

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Annual 3 Chapter 9 - Simon Wiesenthal Center Multimedia Learning Center

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Simon Wiesenthal Center Multimedia Learning Center Online

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                                                             Post #7 Reasons for Beliefs: Perception and Observation

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                                                             Post #7 Reasons for Beliefs: Perception and Observation

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Definition: This reason for belief Perception and Observation is the idea that what we observe helps shapes our beliefs and how we perceive things.

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Many people swear that as a kid they remember reading the popular Bernstein Bears children series when in-fact that it was always the Berenstain Bears. This article explores the idea that since the two spellings are so similar it allows us to misremember the original spelling, as well as not fully remembering reading the book allows our brains to remember it one way different from the original. It appears that the viewers beliefs are shaped by their observations allowing for memories to be altered.

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The Berenstein Bears or Berenstain Bears?

We all remember reading these books when we were little, or at least reading them to our children. How do you remember it being spelled? Many people swear that they remember it being Berenstein Bears that they grew up with. But if you look at the books it is now really spelled, "Berenstain Bears."Which way do you remember?

If you happen to have a book laying around, look at it and it will be spelled Berenstain Bears. Yet there are a couple documents that have been found where it was spelled the other way. Usually though where it is spelled with an "E" it is usually something like an old tv guide or magazine that is not put out by the Berenstain company.

So what is the reason for this "false memory?"

Why do so many people remember it being spelled differently. Here are some possible reasons it may be a false memory.

1. Our brain has just filled in the "ein" version because it is more common.

2. We don't really remember reading it, we have just heard people "say" it.
(But then again, why did they say it wrong, were they misreading it too?"

The other theory is called, "The Mandela Effect." The Mandela Effect is a theory that we somehow entered a parallel universe where things are almost exactly the same with a couple details being different. As just one action would cause a different ripple effect people think that these small things that are being remembered differently are the results of us now living in an alternate universe.

Tell us what you think about both above theories and check out all the other "Mandella Effects" being reported.

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The Berenstein Bears or Berenstain Bears? The Mandela Effect

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We all remember reading these books when we were little, or at least reading them to our children. How do you remember it being spelled? Many people swear that they remember it being Berenstein Bears that they grew up with. But if you look at the books it is now really spelled, "Berenstain Bears."Which way do you remember?

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Definition: This reason for belief Patternicity, is when our mind looks for patterns and images with in situations to create meaning when there isn't any at all.
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This photo is taken of a large rock formation on mars, but when you first look at it it looks like a human face when really it is just an illusion.

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                                                                    Post #10 Critical Thinking: Cupping, Does It Work? 

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                                                                    Post #10 Critical Thinking: Cupping, Does It Work? 