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Definition: Ideologies are ideas that reflect a certain opinion, belief or action. A political ideology could be referencing liberalism, while a cultural ideology may include equality.

Connection: A example of an ideology would be Republicans.

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Post #8 Reason for Belief: Emotional Connection

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Post #8 Reason for Belief: Emotional Connection

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Definition: Emotional connection is when we let our feelings and emotions cloud any logical thoughts or judgements. We believe in something because our emotions are telling us to believe in it.

Connection: It's not uncommon for people, especially the elderly and the vulnerable, to be tricked into giving psychics thousands of dollars. The psychics use emotional connections to trick these people, the most common way this is done is saying that a loved one that has passed over said that they needed to give X amount of money.

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Psychic tricked elderly woman out of thousands of dollars by saying that her daughter would commit suicide

A psychic told a pensioner that her daughter would commit suicide unless she paid her thousands of dollars, police have claimed.

Tiffany Smith, 24, allegedly tricked a 69-year-old woman by telling her that something bad would happen to the pensioner's family if she d id not hand over money.

A court heard that the victim had been going through a 'tough time' after her father passed away.

The pensioner's mother also had to be placed in a nursing home and because of this the woman wanted to see a psychic.

But after seeing Smith - who was allegedly working as a psychic named Sophie - she was tricked into handing over money, 7 News reported.

Police said the victim wrote Smith - working in Hingham, Massachusetts - a cheque for $7,000 and also gave her an antique ring. But the court heard that the psychic wanted more.

Assistant District Attorney, Alexander Zane said: 'Again, she just kept insisting several times that her daughter's life should be worth $16,000 so if she didn't get that she would kill herself.

'She also took out a bag and threw a red substance on her door saying that would be her daughter's blood.'

Smith was arrested at her shop by police officers after the pensioner's son-in-law went to the police.

In court, prosecutors said it was not the first time Smith had done something similar to this.

They said she allegedly tricked a mentally handicapped child, however, Smith's defence team said most of those charges were dropped.

Smith pleaded not guilty in court and her bail was set at $1,500.

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Psychic tricked elderly woman out of thousands of dollars by saying that her daughter would commit suicide

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A psychic told a pensioner that her daughter would commit suicide unless she paid her thousands of dollars, police have claimed. Tiffany Smith, 24, allegedly tricked a 69-year-old woman by telling her that something bad would happen to the pensioner's family if she d id not hand over money.

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Post #7 Reason for Belief: Perception/Observation

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Post #7 Reason for Belief: Perception/Observation

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Definition: Perception/observation is when we let our own experiences change how we perceive a situation or event. What we think is true might not be, it depends on how we observed the situation.

Connection: UFO sightings are commonly a trick of the eye or even a faulty memory. Peoples observations of the night sky can be misleading and not what they seem to be upon original perception.

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If You Dont Believe Watch This- Recent Mass UFO Sightings 2011

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Post #6 Red Flag: Confirmation Bias (photo)

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Post #6 Red Flag: Confirmation Bias (photo)

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Definition: Ignoring all opposing evidence of something that a person believes in so that it makes it seem that the belief is correct.

Connection: People usually ignore other points of view because they may be hurtful or inconvenient to them. Being blind to other opinions can make a person feel right and that can be reassuring to them.

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Definition: All natural products can still be deadly if the wrong herb is used or mixed with another that can make it dangerous to consume.

Connection: This article speaks about the complications that all natural medicines can have on pharmaceutical or prescription drugs, specifically cancer treatments, and how they can react to each other unhealthily

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Here are some important facts about dietary supplements such as herbs and vitamins:

They may affect how well other medicines work in your body.

Herbs and some plant-based products may prevent medicines from doing what they are supposed to do. These medicines can be ones your doctor prescribes for you, or even ones you buy off the shelf at the store.

For example, the herb St. John's wort, which some people with cancer use for depression, may cause certain anticancer drugs not to work as well as they should. A pharmacist can warn you when your prescription drugs will cause a dangerous drug interaction, so you should be sure your pharmacist knows what supplements you are taking.

Herbal supplements can act like drugs in your body.

They may be harmful when taken by themselves, with other substances, or in large doses. For example, some studies have shown that kava, an herb that has been used to help with stress and anxiety, may cause liver damage.

Vitamins can also take strong action in your body.

For example, high doses of vitamins, even vitamin C, may affect how chemotherapy and radiation work. Too much of any vitamin is not safe--even in a healthy person.

Tell your doctor if you are taking any dietary supplements, no matter how safe you think they are. This is very important. Even though there are ads or claims that something has been used for years, they do not prove that it is safe or effective. It is still important to be careful.

Supplements do not have to be approved by the Federal Government before being sold to the public. Also, a prescription is not needed to buy them. Therefore, it's up to consumers to decide what is best for them.
Creation of the National Cancer Institute (NCI) was authorized by the U.S. Congress in the National Cancer Act of 1937. NCI has evolved into the world's pre-eminent cancer research organization. The National Cancer Institute coordinates the National Cancer Program, which conducts and supports research, training, health information dissemination, and other programs with respect to the cause, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of cancer, rehabilitation from cancer, and the continuing care of cancer patients and the families of cancer patients.

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National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health

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A Natural Product Does Not Mean a Safe Product

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Here are some important facts about dietary supplements such as herbs and vitamins: Herbs and some plant-based products may prevent medicines from doing what they are supposed to do. These medicines can be ones your doctor prescribes for you, or even ones you buy off the shelf at the store.

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Definition: A red herring is a distraction from the topic in order to be misleading.

Connection: This photo demonstrates a red herring because Calvin uses the distraction that 'its just a ball in the gutter. Its not as if..." so that his father will be thrown off and the ball in the gutter wont seem that bad.

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Post #3 Red Flag: Appeal to Authority (photo)

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Post #3 Red Flag: Appeal to Authority (photo)

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Definition: Appeal to authority is when influential people (i.e; celebrities, doctors, etc.) are used to make a product seem more credible.

Connection: This photo of the Scientology Celebrity Gala demonstrates the appeal to authority because Scientology uses the endorsement of celebrities to make them seem more desired and credible.

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Post #2 Red Flag: Ancient Wisdom (photo)

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Post #2 Red Flag: Ancient Wisdom (photo)

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Definition: Practices, beliefs, and theories that people in the past thought were accurate. Some people today still think that these ancient ways are still superior to modern science.

Connection: The practice of sati ( Widow Burning) is a ancient Hindu custom where a widow would kill themselves by throwing herself onto her husbands funeral pyre. At this time widows believed that they had nothing else to live for and therefore should kill themselves after their husbands death. The last recorded sati was in 2008, but the practice was made illegal in the late 1800s.

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