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Post 10: Critical Thinking Step by Step Process

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Post 10: Critical Thinking Step by Step Process

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Definition: The Reason of Belief of Simplicity is when coincidences happen. This is usually linked to the law of big numbers which proves that it is just a strange coincidence.
Connection: In this article Uri Geller posted about his thoughts on 9/11 after it had happened. He posted about his thoughts on the number 11 about how all these things are adding up to 11. These are just a strange coincidence and none of these numbers mean anything.

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law of truly large numbers - coincidence - The Skeptic's Dictionary - Skepdic.com

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The date of the attack: 9/11 - 9 + 1 + 1 = 11 *September 11th is the 254th day of the year: 2+5+4 = 11 *After September 11th there are 111 days left to the end of the year. *119 is the area code to Iraq/Iran.

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Post 7 Reasons for Beliefs: Patternicity

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Post 7 Reasons for Beliefs: Patternicity

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Definition: The reason of belief of patternicity is when people will naturally see patterns in meaningless things.
Connection: In this image we can clearing see that it is a cloud but what we also see is a pattern. This cloud is shaped like an angel in the sky.

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The unexplained is the unknown, something that is unclear to someone and can’t be explained. Therefore, when someone comes across something that can not be explained then they try to explain it themselves.
Connection: This video shows unexplained creatures that have been caught on camera, and the narrator talks about the most common creatures that have been sighted, though there are photos of these creatures it is still questionable and most of the witnesses that have been mentioned just have claims and can’t go by much besides with what they saw with their own eyes, stories and myths, without hard fact evidence.

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Mysterious Creatures Caught On Camera & Spotted In Real Life !

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Incredibly Mysterious & Unexplained Videos

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5 Unexplained Creatures Caught On Camera Unexplained Mysteries

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5 Unexplained Creatures Caught On Camera Unexplained Mysteries. Unidentified creatures have always captivated human imagination. Some believe they are real, while others think they are all hoaxes.The creatures on this list either have been found or have had enough sightings and photographs to generate investigations.

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Definition: When a person wants something to be true, like an idea or concept, then they end up believing it to be true even if it's not, they in a way trick their minds in to believing what they want to be true.
Connection:  In this video the narrator discusses confirmation bias and gives examples. He goes on to explain that everyone is basically a confirmation bias about certain things and how we don’t want to believe that we are so in a way we try to deny it, even if it’s true.

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Kinetic typography animation by Ronny Mukherjee - and Official Selection for the 2012 Bellarmine Film Festival.

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Definition: Proof of verbosity is an argument that you are uncertain of, that’s why people tend to lay out huge amount of content to veer off of the actual point.
Connection: The narrator in this video goes to explain what Proof of Verbosity means and also has a couple of examples like, Thraymachus and how they are trying to explain why cows are able to moo and how it's caused, but just reading this explanation, it really makes no sense at all. Then Adeimantus says how they are not following the other’s reasoning and claims that he made a purposefully complex argument.

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Definition: Mystical energy can make you feel inspired and can be positive, so you could feel that your stress, worry, anger and shyness are gone.
Connection:  This site helps explain a little about Mystic Energy and it's connections to chakras and how it can help with someone, with stress, anger and other emotions, that these Reiki techniques can help you with, it can also be very relaxing and healing.

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The Mystical Energy - REIKI I & II CLASS

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USUI REIKI RYOHOREIKI I & II CLASSDennie Maslak, Reiki Master/TeacherTBATuition - $260Email: dennie@themysticalernergy.com(619) 737-7791Learn the Japanese technique of Reiki, an ancient non-evasive, gentle energy that assists the circulatory system, aids

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Definition: The red flag red herring is when there is something that is misleading so that it can distract from the actual topic.
Connection: This article is great for the red flag red herring because it has a bunch of great examples. In the article one of the examples is of a child distracting her mother so that she doesn’t have to go to bed right away.

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Red Herring Definition

Red herring is a kind of fallacy that is an irrelevant topic introduced in an argument to divert the attention of listeners or readers from the original issue. In literature, this fallacy is often used in detective or suspense novels to mislead readers or characters, or to induce them to make false conclusions.

Let us consider a simple example of a red herring. A teacher catches a student cheating during a test. The student in response says, "I know I've made a mistake. But think of my parents. They're going to be heartbroken." The student uses a red herring in his response. He tries to appeal to pity to distract his teacher from the real issue.

The term red herring literally refers to a kind of dried red fish, which has a pungent smell. In fox hunting, hounds are prevented from catching the fox by distracting them with the strong scent of red herring. Similarly, a person can be stopped from proving his point, or discovering something important, in an argument by distracting him with an irrelevant issue.

Common Red Herring Examples

Some examples of red herring fallacy in casual conversations are given below:
Example 1:
Mother: It's bedtime Jane

Jane: Mom, how do ants feed their babies?

Mother: Don't know dear, close your eyes now.

Jane: But mama, do ant babies cry when they're hungry?

This conversation shows how a child tries to distract her mother so that she [Jane] can stay awake a little longer.
Example 2:
There is a lot of commotion regarding saving the environment. We cannot make this world an Eden. What will happen if it does become Eden? Adam and Eve got bored there!

The idea of Adam and Eve getting bored in Eden throws the listeners off the real issue of damaging the environment.

Examples of Red Herring in Literature

Mystery and suspense novels are rich with red herring examples, as writers frequently use them to veil the facts from the readers in order to develop their interest.

Example #1: Da Vinci Code (By Dan Brown)

The character of Bishop Aringarosa, in Dan Brown's novel Da Vinci Code, serves as an example of a red herring throughout the novel. The character is presented in such a way that the readers suspect him to be the mastermind of the whole conspiracy in the church.

Later, it is revealed that he is innocent. This example of a red herring in the novel distracts the readers from who the real bad guy is, and thus adds to the mystery of the story. Interestingly, the Italian surname of the bishop "Aringarosa" translates in English as "red herring."

Example #2: Sherlock Holmes: Hound of the Baskervilles (By Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes: Hound of the Baskervilles presents a classic example of red herring. The readers are thrown off the real murderer and start suspecting the escaped convict and Barrymore. In the end, however, the mystery is resolved by the unexpected confession of Beryl that her husband Stapleton was the real culprit, and was behind the whole mystery of the killer Hound.

Example #3: The Withdrawing Room (By Charlotte Macleod)

We observe the killer planting false clues and providing red herrings in Charlotte Macleod's The Withdrawing Room. Augustus Quiffen, a lodger at Sarah's Brownstone home, is killed falling under the train. Seemingly, it was an accident, until Mary Smith tells Sarah that it was a murder, but she cannot identify the murderer. Sarah and Max Bittersohn investigate the matter, and find that the killer had planned the death beforehand, and that he was well-prepared to conceal it with a convincing red herring.

Function of Red Herring

A red herring is a common device used in mystery and thriller stories to distract the reader from identifying the real culprit. The red herring in a story can take the form of characters that the reader suspect, but who turn out be innocent when the real murderer is identified. It aims at keeping the readers guessing at the possibilities until the end, and therefore keeps them interested in the story. Readers enjoy solving the mysteries created by red herrings in the story. Undoubtedly, it would be difficult to keep the reader's interest, if thrillers exposed the killer from the start.

Moreover, for politicians, red herrings come in handy as they use them frequently to dodge difficult questions in a discussion or an argument. They do it by referring to a different issue, which of course is irrelevant, to sidetrack from the original issue under discussion.

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Red Herring - Examples and Definition of Red Herring

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Definition, Usage and a list of Red Herring Examples in common speech and literature. Red herring is a kind of fallacy that is an irrelevant topic introduced in an argument to divert the attention of listeners or readers from the original issue.

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Definition: The appeal to authority red flag is when there are celebrity endorsements. They will leave an impact on people and it'll make them want to use what they are promoting.
Connection: This is a Pepsi commercial that has Both One Direction and Drew Brees who is a football player arguing over the product. This is an example of appeal to authority because they are all very famous so it would be impactful for fans and make them want to drink the Pepsi.

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