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POST #10 - CRITICAL THINKING PROCESS QUESTION RESPONSES (Word Document)

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POST #10 - CRITICAL THINKING PROCESS QUESTION RESPONSES (Word Document)

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POST #8 REASON TO BELIEVE: IDEOLOGICAL SUPPORT (Video

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POST #8 REASON TO BELIEVE: IDEOLOGICAL SUPPORT (Video

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DEFINITION:
A body of ideas and those who agree with the main idea take an ideological stand to support it. The stands may involve, political, marches or picketing for beliefs and ideas.
Some ideas are logical, for example Rosa Parks against racism. Other ideas are illogical, like terrorism and extremists.

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The video below demonstrates how newly elected President Donald Trump wishes to create a screening test for new immigrants in order to uncover the ways in which they think and their ideological support beliefs. His belief is that the borders of the United States could be protected by such a test or practices for immigrants. The test would weed out extremists, terrorists and particularly, Islamic and Isis followers.

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Donald Trump Calls for a New War on Terror

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Donald Trump, expanding on the provocative immigration ideas that have propelled his presidential candidacy, proposed on Monday a new ideological test that would limit immigrants seeking admission to the U.S. to "those who share our values and respect our people."

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POST #6 RED FLAG: ANCIENT WISDOM (Website)

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POST #6 RED FLAG: ANCIENT WISDOM (Website)

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DEFINITION: Ancient wisdom is pre-Christian knowledge and beliefs. When people use this as a plus side to a product especially a health product it could be deadly as some patients may be persuaded to not opt for the prescription modern medicine that is actually proven.

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The website below promotes many Chinese exercises and practices in order to balance your life and health. The product promoted is a liquid vitamin concoction that can help give you energy unlike any other.
The creator uses the words Ancient Wisdom to entice purchasers.

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I started Ancient Wisdom for The New You to help people of all ages in my community stay healthy and fit.

I lived in China studying Tradition Chinese Martial Arts (TCMA) including Tai Chi and Qi Gong which are two arts that have been used for centuries by the Chinese to promote and maintain health in people of all ages. When I returned to the U.S. I decided to teach these ancient arts to those in my community so they could receive the same health benefits that have been enjoyed in China for many generations.

Exercise, however, is only a portion of what is needed to enjoy a healthy and vibrant body, so I have also brought my Online Health Food Store (Andrew.PureTrim.com) to those in my community to give them easy access to the products I have used for years. I depended heavily on these products while I was training in China to have enough energy to make it through the intense training days.

My goal with Ancient Wisdom for The New You is to always be improving the health level of my community.

To Your Health,
Shifu Andrew Plitt

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I started Ancient Wisdom for The New You to help people of all ages in my community stay healthy and fit. I lived in China studying Tradition Chinese Martial Arts (TCMA) including Tai Chi and Qi Gong which are two arts that have been used for centuries by the Chinese to promote and maintain health in people of all ages.

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POST #5 RED FLAG: MYSTIC ENERGY (Website)

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POST #5 RED FLAG: MYSTIC ENERGY (Website)

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Energy, a mystical force unique to living beings. Red flag for Mystical Energy...if a product claims this, replace or omit the word energy. Does the claim still make sense?

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Linked here below is a website with various crystal jewelry and bracelets, claiming to have mystical energy or powers. The claim that these bracelets contain a mystical power for healing sounds unlikely. Other bracelets offer such things as balance, health, energy and much more. People believe in them and the effect of just wearing the jewelry makes them feel calmer, at peace and spiritual. The need to believe in something and feel empowered is evident from the psychological effect they have on the people that continue to wear the products.

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Rae Kai | Crystal Healing | Home Decor, Healing Jewelry, Crystal Grids

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Rae Kai | Crystal Healing | Home Decor, Healing Jewelry, Crystal Grids

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Bring the Outside in with Rae Kai's energetically purposeful Crystal Healing Home Decor Collections, Crystal Garden Geometric Terrariums, Mountain Shelf Crystal Collections, Crystals, Crystal Grids, Inspirational Nature Prints, Crystal Healing Jewelry, Custom Crystal Healing Jewelry. FEEL NATURE'S GOOD VIBES.

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POST #2 RED FLAG:  SUPPRESSED BY AUTHORITIES (Video)

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POST #2 RED FLAG:  SUPPRESSED BY AUTHORITIES (Video)

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DEFINITION:
The red flag Suppression by Authority can be found often in government cover ups, to suppress information from the public for the governments own benefit.

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September 11, 2001 has been at the centre of controversy and there are movies , articles and documentaries about the conspiracy theory of 9/11. Covering up facts and that may attribute to the governments ambitions to create such an atrocity is demonstrated in the short video below.

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11 Shocking 9/11 Facts - Conspiracy Theory Proof?

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9/11 conspiracy theory? Take a look at 11 facts that support a 9/11 conspiracy theory proof point of view. Keep in mind that I'm not saying 9/11 was a conspiracy or 9/11 was an inside job.

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POST #5 REASON TO BELIEVE: ANCIENT WISDOM (Video)

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POST #5 REASON TO BELIEVE: ANCIENT WISDOM (Video)

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DEFINITION:
Just because it is old doesn't make it right!. Science and our society has come a long way and to still believe in ancient beliefs keeps us in the stone age and is detrimental to human evolution. However these ancient Chinese traditions are used in conjunction with modern day medicine.

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The video below is specifically about ancient wisdom regarding Chinese medicine and its use in modern day, modern medicine. Integrating our knowledge today about medicine with technology and the ancient wisdom of China is demonstrated in this video. People are at peace with customs and those beliefs passed down through the generations. Many elderly find modern medicine more acceptable when packaged with traditional beliefs.

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A red flag is a claim of All Natural, and that it is good for you. All natural does not mean that it is good for you, as many natural products can make you sick or kill you.

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The website below is an article referring to such products and how we can protect ourselves. The claim for all natural products can divert people from actual products that are prescribed for their symptoms. Specifically this article advises for the weight loss industry and its products. "People who are overweight or obese are desperate to lose weight and vulnerable to snake oil salesmen pitching weight loss products," says Dr. Nissen. "Sadly, action may not get taken until there is a high-profile death." As far as the FDA knows, no one died after taking Slimming Beauty, but dangerous products often slide under the radar—until there's a disaster.

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The same day the FDA announced the Meridia recall, it also issued a consumer warning against Slimming Beauty, citing several reports of serious side effects, including elevated blood pressure, headaches, vomiting, and insomnia. But unfortunately, the FDA doesn't have as much regulatory power over supplements as it does over drugs: It can't require intensive clinical trials before one of these products goes on the market, and it must run its own tests to prove that a supplement contains dangerous illegal drugs before it can try to remove it. Even then, there are so many similar products on the Internet that it's often unclear who actually manufactures a spiked supplement-as was the case with Slimming Beauty. After the FDA alert, the product vanished into cyberspace, but sibutramine-and other potentially dangerous substances-may still be lurking in other dietary supplements available to anyone with a Web browser and a credit card.

More from Prevention: Small Changes That Take Off Big Pounds

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What's Really in Those Internet Diet Drugs
"Dietary supplements may represent the next big drug safety catastrophe," says Steven Nissen, MD, a cardiologist at the Cleveland Clinic and a Prevention advisory board member. "We don't know exactly what most supplements contain, so we don't know if they're actually safe." More and more, weight loss products-along with supplements that purport to treat sexual dysfunction or enhance athletic performance-are being "adulterated" with potentially dangerous ingredients by their manufacturers. "Originally, the makers would throw in something like caffeine to give you a kick," says Tod Cooperman, MD, president of ConsumerLab.com. "Now they're adding in compounds you find in prescription drugs without including that information on their labels." Some of these products-which are most often sold on the Internet so the manufacturers can evade regulators-may include versions of Meridia, Viagra, Cialis, or Levitra without consumers' knowledge.

The other thing consumers don't realize is that adulterated products can be far riskier than prescription diet pills. If you'd had a prescription for Meridia, for instance, you would have been under a doctor's care and would have been aware of how much sibutramine you were taking, as well as what side effects you might expect, because they were listed on the label. But in the virtually unregulated world of weight loss supplements, there's no way to know definitively what you're getting, how much-or what it can do to you.

In recent years, the FDA has gone after more than 70 tainted weight loss products, many with names like Slim Burn, 24 Hours Diet, and Natural Model, after finding that they had been adulterated with undeclared stimulants, diuretics, and antidepressants, often in amounts exceeding the maximum recommended dosages at which such drugs can be prescribed.

Sometimes the additives aren't legal even with a prescription. For example, one supplement targeted by the FDA contained fenproporex, a stimulant not approved in the United States because it can cause arrhythmia and possibly even sudden death.

In addition, these products often are not effective for the conditions for which they're advertised and may divert patients from legitimate medications, according to Dr. Nissen. If they do seem to be making a difference, that may be cause for concern, too. "If a weight loss supplement is working, it could be due to a stimulant whose safety is unproven," says Arthur Agatston, MD, a cardiologist and member of the Prevention advisory board. "Even if you lose weight, you may have unpleasant, even dangerous cardiac side effects."

More from Prevention: Are Off-Label Drugs Safe?

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Why the Rules Don't Work
"People who are overweight or obese are desperate to lose weight and vulnerable to snake oil salesmen pitching weight loss products," says Dr. Nissen. "Sadly, action may not get taken until there is a high-profile death." As far as the FDA knows, no one died after taking Slimming Beauty, but dangerous products often slide under the radar-until there's a disaster. Although the FDA is nominally charged with the safety of supplements, its ability to police them is limited by the size of the industry, the scope of the FDA's other duties, and the fact that the agency is not empowered to subject supplements to the same kind of scrutiny it gives to drugs-especially before they go on the market.

"The reality is that we are lacking resources in terms of authority, manpower, and money," admits Siobhan DeLancey, an FDA spokesperson. With an already tight budget, "we allocate our funds to best protect the public health, focusing on issues like foodborne illnesses that are causing serious illness and death," she explains.

The problem would be significant even if the FDA were better equipped. Expert estimates of the number of supplements range from 40,000 to nearly 75,000 products, including everything from vitamin C to items like Slimming Beauty. Supplement makers are required to register with the FDA-and the Council for Responsible Nutrition's president and CEO, Steve Mister, asserts that all legitimate ones who make safe products do-but the agency concedes that there are so many it can't keep track of them all. And makers of adulterated supplements may not register at all: "Anyone can set up a Web page and put a US address on it," DeLancey says. "This is a group of individuals that's willfully operating outside the law."

Cracking down on supplements' fraudulent and exaggerated advertising is the responsibility of the Federal Trade Commission. But again, resources are scant. "When you have thousands of products and hundreds of thousands of advertisements, and you can look at only a dozen or so cases a year, then it is virtually an unregulated area," says Richard Cleland, an assistant director in the FTC's division of advertising practices.

Over the years, several bills have been proposed in Congress to give the FDA more power to take action against the offenders, including one introduced by Senators Orrin Hatch and Tom Harkin last May. So far, none has made it out of committee and been passed. Until that happens, it's up to you to keep yourself safe.

More from Prevention: Is Your Supplement A Fake?

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How to Protect Yourself
Be a cautious consumer.
If, with your doctor's okay, you take a supplement such as fish oil or calcium, look for a seal on the bottle from NSF International, the United States Pharmacopeia, or ConsumerLab.com. Note that these companies are paid by supplement makers to evaluate their products for safety, purity, and ingredient list accuracy. They don't run lengthy patient trials to ensure that the product works-but at least you know it won't be adulterated. (Better yet, choose a brand from our list of 100 Best Supplements For Women.)

Speak out about side effects.
If you've taken a supplement and experienced unexpected symptoms, the FDA urges you to report the problem to its MedWatch Safety Information and Adverse Event Reporting Program at www.fda.gov/medwatch/report.htm or by phone at (800) 332-1088. Even a few such reports can help the FDA determine where to target its efforts to best effect.

Say no to supplements.
"There's no diet supplement or drug that I know of that's safe and effective long term," says Arthur Agatston, MD. What's more, according to Steven Nissen, MD, even if you do lose weight by using a drug or supplement, research suggests that once you stop taking the product, you will gain back the weight and may be at greater risk of a heart attack or stroke. Both physicians recommend a healthy diet and regular exercise as the only sustainable way to lose weight and stay healthy. (Still not sure? See what Prevention advisor Dr. Andrew Weil has to say about weight-loss supplements here.)

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If Your Diet Drug Works...It's Bad For You

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If you wanted to lose weight last year, you might have been tempted to try Slimming Beauty Bitter Orange Slimming Capsules, a weight loss dietary supplement sold on the Internet. The label claimed that Slimming Beauty was "100% herbal" and "a natural vitamin and calcium" capsule for use even by children as young as 2.

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POST #3 RED FLAG: APPEAL TO AUTHORITY (Image)

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POST #3 RED FLAG: APPEAL TO AUTHORITY (Image)

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DEFINITION:
Appeal to authority is celebrity endorsements, lab coats, fancy degrees or certifications which are all distractions that point to the impressiveness of a product or the claimant, not the truth of the claim.

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The photo below demonstrates appeal to authority in utilizing Mark Wahlberg and Justin Bieber to promote an underwear brand. Usage of their images creates the perception that if males were to buy their underwear brand they too can look like these celebrities.

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POST #7 REASON TO BELIEVE: PATTERNICITY (Video)

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POST #7 REASON TO BELIEVE: PATTERNICITY (Video)

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DEFINITION:
The Patternicity red flag is defined simply as the error of seeing something that is not really there, or the tendency to see meaningful patterns in meaningless noise.

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The video below shows and explains the photograph taken of Mars and the image many believe is a human face. The video explains how we are tricked into believing it is a human face, however with explanations  that shadows and formations are playing tricks on our perception of the image creating the red flag of patternicity. We as humans want to believe there is more life other than the life on earth and we look to believe when and where we can.

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Season 1 Episode 6: Is There Really A Face On Mars? In Cydonia (region of Mars), there is a rock structure in the shape of a humanoid face, nicknamed, "The Face On Mars". SOURCES: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Face_on_mars#.22Face_on_Mars.22_and_.22pyramids.22 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libya_Montes http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pareidolia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galle_(Martian_crater) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_Global_Surveyor My website: http://lifeknowhow.weebly.com

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                        POST #1:                                             RED FLAGS OF PSEUDOSCIENCE.

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