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by Kalvin Johnson

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The term "Red Herring" is a term which is used to describe irrelevant information or clues that are intended to distract a viewer from the truth or main topic at hand.
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This photo displays a mother using the "Red Herring" technique in order to distract her daughter from what she wants, which is a new toy. Instead, she brings up a treat instead in order to get her to forget the toy without flat out saying "no".

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Use of the term "All Natural" is often used in products and goods in order to present the illusion that it is healthy and good for you. However, this is not always the case, though people believe it to be. The phrase is used in order to get people to buy into the product, believing it will make a positive impact and is a good idea to purchase it, for example.
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This picture is promoting an "all natural" product which is supposed to reduce body fat by simply taking a pill and letting it do the work for you. However, even if it is a natural product, which is rarely the case, pills such as these often have heavy negative side effects which can cause more harm than good to the body, including anxiety, depression, insomnia, high blood pressure, etc.

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Confirmation Bias is something that many people fall victim, sometimes without realizing. It happens mainly when somebody feels very strongly about an opinion, and does researching hoping to back up their beliefs. Often what may happen is, they are shown, or choose to see, only what they want to back up their argument.
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This picture displays an extremely simplified example of this, where the triangles are seeing only what they want to for their own selfish benefit, without taking the time to look at the facts that the squares, infact, come in many different colors. They are blinded from the whole truth due to them seeing only what they want to believe is right.

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A common reason for belief is the fact that things remain unexplained. Sometimes people will have an idea that they want to believe, and so they correlate their ideas to events. It often falls hand-in-hand with confirmation bias, as people will often believe only what they want to.
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This picture depicts the mapping of the Bermuda Triangle, which is often rumored to cause a great number of plane crashes. The triangle spans about 500,000 square kilometers and has seen the crashes of hundreds of planes and boats. Although there is no explanation for why this happens, people tend to believe that there is something supernatural about the place. This is one of example of the "unexplained" reason for belief.

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Post #8 - Reason for Belief: Emotional Connection

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Post #8 - Reason for Belief: Emotional Connection

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It is not uncommon for people to have strong emotional attachment pertaining to certain ideas and beliefs. Emotions can often be a leading reason for believing or becoming involved in something. For example, a person with a strong love for cute animals may be more willing to decide to donate to saving or getting help for the ones who need it, believing they can make an impactful difference on their lives.
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This image displays a heart directly sending signals to a brain, signifying the impact that it has on decision making. It is common saying that the heart leads the mind, and emotional connection is a strong factor in that.

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Post #9 - Reason for Belief: Paternicity

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Post #9 - Reason for Belief: Paternicity

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Paternicity is commonly done subconsciously by people when looking at a normal object or picture, and seeing something that is not intended to be, or is simply not there. For example, a woman who believes she saw the face of Jesus in her toast is more than likely just becoming a victim of paternicity. In reality, there is no face in the toast, but any hint of recognition and the brain pieces together the rest, creating the illusion that it is really there.
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This is an example from the Rorschach test, or more commonly known as the Ink Blot test. It is created by dripping ink on a page and showing it to the testee, then having the person describe what they see. In reality, there is no real answer of what is on the page aside from random ink drippings, but people will use paternicity to insert an image that is not really there.

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Appeasement to authority is used often to trick people into believing something. It may include having an actor in a lab coat telling you that this toothpaste is the very best in the market during an advertisement, or a man in a business suit with many degrees hung on the wall behind him during a commercial telling you that his law firm can guarantee that you will win that court case if you choose them. However, this is not often the truth. Actors are commonly used to play the role of an important person who promises you that what they have is the best, and because they look important, you may be more inclined to believe them.
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This video displays an example of appeasement to authority with a young man who is taught to not question those in high ranking positions. Due to that, he turns out to believe everything that he is told from authoritative positions without doing any other research or perhaps without even thinking about it all. This is a dangerous red flag as it can used to control the way a person thinks, taking away a piece of their independence.

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Also known as the Gish Gallop, Proof of Verbosity is a debate tactic that is used to barrage an opponent with half truths, straw-man arguments and sometimes straight up lies in rapid succession in order to drown out any possibility of rebuttal. It is often seen in political debates where one party will throw out information that is either only partly true or indisputable fact that is rarely relevant to the situation at all.
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Although it was originally thought that Mitt Romney won in a debate against Barack Obama, it was later discussed that he had just used proof by verbosity in order to drown out his opponents arguments. The picture shows some of what the media had to say about his tactic, clearly pointing out that he was caught not only exaggerating truths, but spouting lies and myths in some cases.