Assignment #1 by tay brown https://padlet.com/joedonrooneys/4wdyvxkyebyr Pseudoscience en-us 2017-10-14 18:47:30 UTC 2025-10-15 20:09:27 UTC hello@padlet.com Assignment #1 joedonrooneys https://padlet.com/joedonrooneys/4wdyvxkyebyr/wish/197053460 By. Taylor Brown ]]> 2017-10-14 18:48:28 UTC https://padlet.com/joedonrooneys/4wdyvxkyebyr/wish/197053460 #1 Confirmation Bias joedonrooneys https://padlet.com/joedonrooneys/4wdyvxkyebyr/wish/197053572 Definition: Confirmation bias is the ideology to find evidence in a belief that we’ve already sustained to prove why we believe in it.

Example: Gun Control 

Gun control is a confirmation bias because it's a very controversial topic. I think if you were to debate between someone who lives where guns are illegal versus someone who lives where they are legal and perhaps, even encouraged the ideologies would be very different. I believe it comes from where you were raised and the ideals that have implemented your critical thinking towards the topic itself. ]]> 2017-10-14 18:49:18 UTC https://padlet.com/joedonrooneys/4wdyvxkyebyr/wish/197053572 #2 Ideological Support joedonrooneys https://padlet.com/joedonrooneys/4wdyvxkyebyr/wish/197053608 Definition: Ideological Support is a group of opinion of beliefs that a single person has on a certain person or group.

Example: Trump Supporters

Trump supporters are the perfect example of ideological support because he got elected through the ideals and ideologies that he sold to his followers. These beliefs and opinions that Trump has are very controversial and racist and his followers believe anything that he says to the public. ]]> 2017-10-14 18:49:58 UTC https://padlet.com/joedonrooneys/4wdyvxkyebyr/wish/197053608 #3 Red Herring joedonrooneys https://padlet.com/joedonrooneys/4wdyvxkyebyr/wish/197053650 Definition: An idea that is typically meant to be deceiving and confusing. 
 
Example: The red flag red herring can be shown perfectly through this clip from the hit show Family Guy. The clip details the red herring by deceiving the fact that both candidates are both talking nonsense to the crowd about where they stand with their politics and not giving through answers to the questions being asked, yet the crowd is giving them an ovation because their confused. 

]]> 2017-10-14 18:50:53 UTC https://padlet.com/joedonrooneys/4wdyvxkyebyr/wish/197053650 #4 Appeal to Authority joedonrooneys https://padlet.com/joedonrooneys/4wdyvxkyebyr/wish/197053758 Definition: Appeal to authority is being able to use an example of a type of authority in an argument that is not actually relevant to the authority that you are trying to explain.

Example: Tom Brady's Diet 

Tom Brady is notoriously one of the most famous athletes and football stars, especially for his age. In his own book he published in 201_, he details a food diet that he agrees everybody should be following. The appeal to authority is that some of the details he published in this food diet are completely impossible to sustain. He pushes these beliefs on his fans do to his high popularity and persona.    


]]> 2017-10-14 18:52:48 UTC https://padlet.com/joedonrooneys/4wdyvxkyebyr/wish/197053758 #5 Suppressed by Authorities joedonrooneys https://padlet.com/joedonrooneys/4wdyvxkyebyr/wish/197053927 Definition: The red flag suppression by authorities is the idea that a authority or government is withstanding hidden information from the public eye, kinda like a conspiracy theory. 

Example: Illuminati 

Illuminati is one of the most popular controversial conspiracy theories. People who are in the "Illuminati" are said to be controlled by the Government. ]]> 2017-10-14 18:55:03 UTC https://padlet.com/joedonrooneys/4wdyvxkyebyr/wish/197053927 #6 Ideology joedonrooneys https://padlet.com/joedonrooneys/4wdyvxkyebyr/wish/197054182 Definition: A certain set of ideas or study that base a certain theory or explanation. 

Example: Feminism 

Feminism is the ideology that men and women should be equal on race, sexual orientation and gender terms. 



]]> 2017-10-14 18:59:01 UTC https://padlet.com/joedonrooneys/4wdyvxkyebyr/wish/197054182 #7 Unexplained joedonrooneys https://padlet.com/joedonrooneys/4wdyvxkyebyr/wish/197054224 Definition: An unclear occurrence.

Example: Ghosts  

Ghosts are an unexplained occurance because for centuries people have believed they've been able to see the dead but there is no current scientific evidence that ghosts exist. ]]> 2017-10-14 18:59:40 UTC https://padlet.com/joedonrooneys/4wdyvxkyebyr/wish/197054224 #8 Emotional Connection joedonrooneys https://padlet.com/joedonrooneys/4wdyvxkyebyr/wish/197054243 Definition: Feeling compassion over a certain occurrence that had a deeper meaning towards a person.

Example: 

Mediums are a perfect example of emotional connections because they allow people to have a portal to re-connect with their loved ones.]]> 2017-10-14 18:59:59 UTC https://padlet.com/joedonrooneys/4wdyvxkyebyr/wish/197054243 Step #10 joedonrooneys https://padlet.com/joedonrooneys/4wdyvxkyebyr/wish/197075845 Critical thinking process. ]]> 2017-10-15 03:25:55 UTC https://padlet.com/joedonrooneys/4wdyvxkyebyr/wish/197075845