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Made by Evan Misick, working individually

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Definition:
The red flag confirmation bias is a human trait that everyone has. It is the tendency to seek out information that heavily favours and confirms your pre-existing view point while not seeking or even ignoring any valid points that may oppose you.

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An example of confirmation bias is in politics. You have the right side and the left side. The oxford definition for a right sided politician is one who opposes socialism and social democracy while a left sided politician would favour them. A person who favours one side or the other would often agree with their side while ignoring valid view points of the opposing side because of their pre existing beliefs.

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Appeal to authority is described as the use of an authority figure of high status or power to insist that a claim is true simply because the authority figure or expert on the argument said it is to be true

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An example of appeal to authority is in professional sports. The picture below is a photo of the professional soccer player Christiano Ronaldo who is supposedly the best soccer player in the world at this moment. Because he is endorsed by the sports company Nike, he will tell everyone that Nike is the best sports wear and where you should buy all your sports equipment. Christiano is high authority figure so someone people might say because he is the best you have to buy all the products he uses to make you better.

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The red flag ancient wisdom is the use of traditions or practices that were used back in ancient times because of the belief of that those practices are superior to the practices used in the modern day because "it's the way it's always been".

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An example of ancient wisdom is the Mayan calendar. The Mayan Calendar ended on December 12th, 2012 and most people predicted that the apocalypse was coming and that the world was going to come to an end, but that was not the case. There was no reason or evidence to believe the Mayans but those who did fall for this believed that the Mayans knew something we did not.

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The red flag mystic energy is used people who believe that some objects in like rocks or jewelry have the power to heal or suppress emotions.

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This picture is linked to a website that sells inspirational jewelry, healing crystals and tumbled stones. This website claims that the tumbled stones have its own unique energetic and metaphysical properties. They claim that these tumbled gemstones have the physical and emotional support that you need. Whether this is true or not some people believe in it and others don't.

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Tumbled Stones - Find amazing tumbled stones at Energy Muse. We offer a great selection of tumbled gemstones to choose from.

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Definition
Red herring is the act of bringing up an irrelevant topic in a discussion or argument to divert the attention of those present from the original issue.

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This video shows how the politician in this animated television show diverts the attention from the originally asked question. The original question was about increasing the garbage pickup during the week but then the question gets diverted because he started to talk about how it is good to ask questions, but failed to answer the original question which was about garbage pick up.

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Red Herring Fallacy example - Family Guy

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Post #7 Reason For Belief: Patternicity 

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Post #7 Reason For Belief: Patternicity 

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Patternicity is described as seeing something when it is not really there or finding meaning in a meaningless thing.

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Patternicity is shown in this cloud because some could say that it looks like a dinosaur while others might not be able to see it. The brain tricks us into seeing things that are not really present like in this picture.

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Simplicity is belief that something that happened by coincidence is believed to be connected to some psychic power.

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This is a picture of 2 minds communicating. Some people might think they have the power of telepathy because they claim to know what the other person is thinking. Even though there is no physical proof they could still consider themselves telepathic, but it could just be a coincidence.

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Ideology is a collection of ideas that an individual or group have which is the basis of their beliefs and values.

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The article down below is about the changes that the Premiere of Ontario, Doug Ford made to the Ontario Student Assistant Program. The article describes how Doug Ford cut free tuition for low income students, changed the grant-to-loan ratio, got rid of the six month grace period after graduation and more. His belief is that it will benefit future students.

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This morning, Doug Ford's government announced new payment changes and funding for postsecondary education in Ontario. Getting rid of the free tuition grants and replacing them with 10% off tuition was only one of the many changes that were forced upon students for the upcoming year. Multiple OSAP changes were also announced outside of Queen's Park this morning, and many students are now fearing how it is going to affect their futures.

The Ontario Government announced that OSAP will still be providing grants to students in the 2019-20 year, but the way that OSAP grants are distributed and collected will be done a little differently.

OSAP is now focusing directly on low-income families, ensuring that those who receive OSAP are those who are in financial need. This means that the number of Ontarians who have access to OSAP funding will dwindle, especially when it comes to the Ontario Student Grant.

The Government is reducing the family income threshold that is needed to make a student eligible for the Ontario Student Grant. This means that the amount a family makes has been lowered making it harder for students to be eligible for these student grants.

OSAP is changing the grant-to-loan ratio to a minimum of 50 percent loan from Ontario for post-secondary students. This now means that no student should receive more grants than they do loans. In order to ensure that this change occurs smoothly, OSAP is now increasing the per-term cap for the Ontario Student Loan.

Yet, even though students will now receive more loans than grants, one of the biggest changes that seem to anger students the most is the fact that OSAP is now getting rid of the six-month interest-free grace period.
READ ALSO: Ontario University And College Students Are About To Start Paying Less For Tuition
This grace period allows students to find a job and a steady income within the six months after they graduate without interest being collected on their student loans. The government has decided to now slash this and charge interest during this six-month grace period to "reduce complexity for students".
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This means that as soon as you graduate, the interest on your student loans begins to collect, regardless of whether or not you have a job lined up for you outside of school. This gives students less time to save up money and pay off their loans after they graduate.

Students from all around Ontario have taken to Twitter to express their anger over these changes. While the Doug Ford government ensures that these changes are to better help students afford tuition, many students disagree. Many students are actually stating that it will be harder for them to pay off their loans, or even attend University in the first place, after these changes.

These are devastating cuts and changes. I literally could not have attended university without OSAP. Ford is counting on students being too busy with classes and work to fight back, but I hope they do. #ONpse #onpoli https://t.co/rMOuLN2rBF
- Elliot Worsfold (@ElliotWorsfold) January 17, 2019

"Save $660"? How much will they now pay extra in OSAP loan & interest repayments?
- Joanne Rousseau (@lilithj) January 17, 2019

1. Interest on OSAP loans already kicked in right away - a disturbing fact many grads miss.

2. Removing the six month repayment grace period fails to give new grads a chance to find work.

3. Student debt is a growing emergency. I have friends still repaying and I'm GenX. 😭 https://t.co/7eKKTeFBCK
- Kerry K. Taylor (@squawkfox) January 17, 2019

After this announcement we also know the fate of 'Free Tuition' under OSAP: it's dead. That's the funding that makes post-secondary possible for those with the grades but not the money to go, by covering the average tuition cost through grants. 8/
- Theresa Lubowitz (@TheresaLubowitz) January 17, 2019

I waited 10 years to finally have the opportunity to attend university. I have already been angered by the recent Ford Government education cuts, but now OSAP? I am pissed.
DO NOT MESS WITH MY EDUCATION AND MY FUTURE. #ONPoli #ForTheStudents
- 𝑬𝒍𝒍𝒆 𝑹𝒊𝒛𝒛𝒂 (@rizza_razzelle) January 17, 2019
READ ALSO: Ontario University And College Students Can No Longer Get Free Tuition If They're From Low-Income Households

How will getting rid of OSAP's interest free grace period help graduates be in "a strong position to start a prosperous career"
- J.D. (@travoltafan9d7) January 17, 2019

I was a very grateful OSAP recipient. I spent 7 years in undergrad and grad school for a specialized career. I had significant loans. It took me 4 months to find a job in my field. Imagine if I had to pay back loans with nothing?
- Ashley (@alour) January 17, 2019

Many students are starting to believe that this 10% off tuition isn't going to help them afford university when the free tuition grants and six-month interest-free grace period are what helped students attend university in the first place.

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Multiple Changes To OSAP Were Announced Today, This Is How They Will Affect Ontario Students

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This morning, Doug Ford's government announced new payment changes and funding for postsecondary education in Ontario. Getting rid of the free tuition grants and replacing them with 10% off tuition was only one of the many changes that were forced upon students for the upcoming year.

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I chose to evaluate the article "Multiple Changes To OSAP Were Announced Today, This Is How They Will Affect Ontario Students"

Extraordinary claim:
Does the new Ontario Student Assistant Plan(OSAP) Benefit Everyone?

Gather Information:
This article was in response to all the OSAP changed that Doug Ford has made. It states all the changes that he made and the new OSAP rules and regulations that will be put in place.

Evaluate Evidence:
The article states that most students are outraged about the six month grace period that got taken away. The six month grace period is that you will not be charged interest for the first six months after graduation.With this grace period taken away, you will be charged interest on your student loan right out of school whether or not you have a job lined up after you graduate.

Recognize, assumptions, emotions, biased:
Assumptions based on this report is that these changes do more harm than benefit the students and doesn't benefit all students who need these loans, but only a portion of them.

Synthesize Evidence, Identify Alternatives:
Alternative #1: Revert to the original OSAP rules and regulations
Alternative #2: Make new rules and regulations that benefit all students

Select Best Alternative:
I believe that alternative 1 which would be to return to the original OSAP rules would be the best alternative