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WORD DOC: Animal Mutiliations

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1. Emotional Connection
Sometimes people don't want to let things go. Its hard when a loved one dies and in order to cope people have looked for ways to convince themselves that this isn't the end. An emotional connection can skew someones ability to be rational.

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2.The Unexplained.
When confronted with something we don't know, we try to explain it ourselves. People are afraid of things that that do not understand.

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3. Agenticity
People associate all sorts of things with a higher power, or some form of paranormal. Like seeing a cloud in the sky that looks like an angel, or seeing things take the shape of a cross.

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1. Red Herring: An irrelevant distraction from the discussion to distract you from the information that you are receiving

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2. Ancient Wisdom: A Belief, that claims to come from ancient knowledge or traditions. Based on loose ideas that have been passed down from hundreds of years.

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5. Appeal to Authority: When people try to look and act a certain way, they use their image to help solidify what they're saying about what they are trying to prove/sell.

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3. All Natural: When certain medications aren't FDA approved, producers will brand their products "all natural". Which may be true but isn't necessarily a good thing. There are a lot of all natural substances that can seriously hurt, or even kill you.

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4. Confirmation Bias: This happens when people only look at the evidence that reinforces their own personal opinions.