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Made by Daniel Summerville, working individually

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Definition:
The all natural red flag includes the misrepresentation of the health facts of a product. Such items as vitamins and hair products are a prime example of this.

Connection:
This picture demonstrates the all natural red flag because, as you can see, in bold letters the company is claiming to have all natural ingredients in this product. Mean while one of the ingredients is Benzyl Benzoate. Benzyl Benzoate is known to have low acute toxicity. As good as this cream could be for your hair, not everything about the cream is natural.

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The mystical energy red flag can be defined as the belief that energy can be harnessed through certain spiritual practices. Examples of this would be Yoga or Chi.

Connection:
The seven Chakra are a perfect example of mystical energy. The belief is that we have seven centers in our body which energy flows through. If one of these were to be blocked then it can result in illness. Modern medicine would have much to to say in rebuttal.

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The ancient wisdom red flag is subjects that include people from times long past and the wisdom they held. Even with the advancements humanity has made, some people still hold stock in ancient wisdom, such as remedies and survival tactics.

Connection:
The yin and yang symbol derives from the ancient Chinese philosophies of Taoism and Confucianism. This is a prime example of a form of ancient wisdom.

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The appeal to authority red flag is where people without any expertise in subjects they are speaking of, are trusted regardless.whether it is because of their status or they are dressed the part. For example, when someone with no previous combat experience wears combat gear, and speaks about the subject, you might be inclined to believe them.

Connection:
Michael Jordan is not a medical practitioner. Since he is largely in the public eye, people will be inclined to trust his word on how to battle spreading infection. This is an example of appealing to authority

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Confirmation bias is where people seek out only the truth of what they previously believed in, and ignore all opposing arguments.

Connection:
Turin's shroud is a controversial subject for both sides of the authenticity argument. There is scientific evidence proving that the shroud is a fake, created by an artist in the 14th century. People still believe it is authentic because of arguments made by religious fanatics, ignoring any evidence that has come forth that states otherwise.

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Definition:
The reason for belief patternicity is applied in situations where you see shapes or likeness of people/objects in other objects. Although the object could be something meaningless our brain is trained to find something meaningful in it.

Connection:
When you look close at this picture you see a face, this is because of patternicity. If we were investigate the tree, and conduct the critical thinking process, we would see that the face is just the shape of the tree. Worn into this shape over time from weather and growth. Without skepticism we would assume that this tree truly had a face.

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Post #8 Reason for Belief: Emotional Connections

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Post #8 Reason for Belief: Emotional Connections

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Definition:
The emotional connection reason for belief can be applied to situations where we allow our emotions to provide general conclusions instead of logical reasoning.

Connection:
When writing an exam or test some people get nervous, freeze up, and feel as if they will fail the test even though they have studied. This is an example of emotional connection. If we were to conduct the critical thinking process we would be able to see that while studying for the test we have covered all the material and we know all the answers. Due to our emotions taking over we no longer believe that we know the information required to answer the questions.

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Definition:
The reason for belief agenticity is where people give meaning to theories or unprovable facts.

Connection:
In the 1980's Coke was re-branded to "New Coke". The product ended up failing and the company re-branded the drinking again to "Coca Cola Classic". This in turn caused a conspiracy theory that the new coke formula was only brought out to boost sales of the original. If we were to investigate the marketing department and look at their product marketing plan, we would be able to find the truth in the matter. By taking a look at the losses the company took by switching to "New Coke", and performing the critical thinking analysis we would be able to determine how false these allegations are.

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Define Problem:
The problem in this example is that it is being claimed that this tree has a face.

Gather Information:
I got this picture from a website on google that is linked to patternicity. The author of the post speaks about why our brains interpret images and sounds the way that they do. The argument for this tree actually having a face is that we quite literally can see the face. Our brains are trained to believe what we see, whether its a trick of the light or not. The argument against this would be, it is a tree, why would it have a face?

Evaluate Evidence:
I could not say the source I took this picture from is credible as the post was more information about patternicity, than it was about the tree itself. The scientific method has not been followed, so there is no proof to provide or results to duplicate.

Recognize assumptions, Emotions, and Biases:
The personal assumptions of this case are that our brains create meaning out of the patterns that we see in nature. Looking at the tree from a practical perspective, as opposed to a creative perspective, would create the bias that the face is not really there. The impacts of the assumption and biases would not be harmful, if anything they would be positive. It is good to view things from a realistic viewpoint, in my opinion.

Synthesize Evidence, Identify Alternatives:
Claim- This tree has a face.
Alternative 1- The tree does not have a face, it is just a pattern that our brain has made a connection to.
Alternative 2- The trees have been on this planet much longer than we have, perhaps some time long ago the trees were actually alive, now this tree is dormant and that was it's face.

Select Best Alternative:
After conducting a critical analysis I am choosing the alternative that the tree does not have a face, it is just a pattern that our brain has made a connection to. Our brains connect dots and assign meaning to meaningless objects. This tree is one of those objects, although my second alternative above would be interesting to explore, it isn't realistic

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does not have a face, it is just a pattern that our brain has made a connection to. Our brains connect dots and assign meaning to meaningless objects. This tree is one of those objects, although my second alternative above would be interesting to explore, it isn't realistic