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Appeal to Authority according to pseudoscience is when you associate an individual with its credibility. Example being if a doctor says a fact and if a person who isn’t a doctor says that fact, you are more likely to believe the doctor since they are more credible.

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In this video the toothpaste commercial is appealing to the actor portraying a dentist to convince the individuals they are appealing to to buy the product they are selling because they added the element of trust and validity for an authority figure. Seeing a dentist makes it more likely for the buyer to trust the product because, why would a dentist lie about what's good for my teeth right?]]> 2018-06-01 18:37:30 UTC https://padlet.com/aiman_shah17/6r4rl8sx0r48/wish/265091060 aiman_shah17 https://padlet.com/aiman_shah17/6r4rl8sx0r48/wish/265092246 Definition
Ancient Wisdom according to pseudoscience is the belief that ancient history and rituals have more knowledge than that of modern day science today. Examples being element rituals such as a rain dance and sacrifice of lives for the sense of a greater good.

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In this video, the character Ted Mosby is resulting to performing a rain dance to stop the woman he loves from going on a trip so he could woo her before someone else does. He is knowledgeable and knows modern science and knows the scientific possibility of rain actually pouring down if he summons it and he still goes through with it as a form of belief, even though he doesn't believe in it. ]]> 2018-06-01 18:44:22 UTC https://padlet.com/aiman_shah17/6r4rl8sx0r48/wish/265092246 aiman_shah17 https://padlet.com/aiman_shah17/6r4rl8sx0r48/wish/265094129 Definition
Causation is the reason why a situation is occurring. Correlation is when we acknowledge that it's happening but it isn't related to the causation. Sometimes it is hard to not relate the two and find that it is hard to understand that the two are happening simultaneously but not related to one another at all.

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In this video, the speaker explains that causation and correlation isn't related and why we might fall into this confusion. He also suggests that scientific study is sometimes a result of mixing the two together.

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All Natural suggests that even though something is naturally available to us on earth and isn't chemicallized in a lab, that it might not always be safe fro us. Natural doesn't suggest that it's good for us.

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The video shows a few common everyday household food products that we use, however are perhaps toxic for us. It is shocking to learn that these things we eat everyday and deem as being "healthy for us".]]> 2018-06-01 19:09:28 UTC https://padlet.com/aiman_shah17/6r4rl8sx0r48/wish/265095885 aiman_shah17 https://padlet.com/aiman_shah17/6r4rl8sx0r48/wish/265096382 Definition
This is when an irrelevant piece of information is thrown into the situation to make sure to distract the individual from the actual question or situation at hand. This makes sure that the distraction is strong enough to hopefully not bring them back to the avoided topic.

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This video shows that during a debate, the opponent had created a distraction to steer the audience away from the question he was asked and he created a distraction he knew would help the audience forget about the question.]]> 2018-06-01 19:14:12 UTC https://padlet.com/aiman_shah17/6r4rl8sx0r48/wish/265096382 aiman_shah17 https://padlet.com/aiman_shah17/6r4rl8sx0r48/wish/265097361 Definition
Emotional Connection is when our rationalle would get blurred becuase we have an overriding emotional feeling that would overlook those rationalles. This is why people commonly say think with your mind not your heart, which would mean basically think with the actual facts and not your feelings.

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In this video the little girl is so overwhelmed by her feelings of losing her best friend, that she runs over to her teacher and without thinking confesses her love for him.]]> 2018-06-01 19:22:32 UTC https://padlet.com/aiman_shah17/6r4rl8sx0r48/wish/265097361 aiman_shah17 https://padlet.com/aiman_shah17/6r4rl8sx0r48/wish/265098143 Definition
When an individual is trying to understand a concept and they couldn't because it is difficult to understand with science. Maybe science hasn't found a definition yet, however pseudoscience simplifies the idea and allows for individuals to grasp the concept through a simpler perspective.

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Adam speaks about the reasons behind pseudoscience and why people believe in psychics and how they are able to be accurate in their assumptions to explain to you the simplicity of a concept you are trying to understand.]]> 2018-06-01 19:30:18 UTC https://padlet.com/aiman_shah17/6r4rl8sx0r48/wish/265098143 aiman_shah17 https://padlet.com/aiman_shah17/6r4rl8sx0r48/wish/265098653 Definition
The unexplained is when a concept hasn't yet been able to be explained by science making it harder for people to not believe in the paranormal and pseudoscience.

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In this video James is exploring the CBC set with Ghost Adventures to see if there are any ghosts in the set. This concept isn't yet proven by science as real or fake. ]]> 2018-06-01 19:34:31 UTC https://padlet.com/aiman_shah17/6r4rl8sx0r48/wish/265098653