https://padlet.com/imshanshariff/aug3hcwq3720 By Imshan Shariff & Michael Brancaccio en-us 2018-02-11 23:15:56 UTC 2026-02-01 12:06:37 UTC hello@padlet.com imshanshariff https://padlet.com/imshanshariff/aug3hcwq3720/wish/230430411 Made by Imshan Shariff and Michael Brancaccio ]]> 2018-02-11 23:22:36 UTC https://padlet.com/imshanshariff/aug3hcwq3720/wish/230430411 michael_9706 https://padlet.com/imshanshariff/aug3hcwq3720/wish/230430953 Definition:
Appeal to Authority is when someone of a higher status, such as a celebrity or a doctor, endorses/promotes a product or ideology in hopes to influence others. This often leads to misinformation and can have harmful outcomes.

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This video displays Bill Maher ranting about how he believes the government and big pharmaceutical companies are intentionally keeping people sick with the medicine they are prescribing. Notice how he uses his humor to sway his large following. His actions can lead to people refusing to take the medicine they need to get better.]]> 2018-02-11 23:26:13 UTC https://padlet.com/imshanshariff/aug3hcwq3720/wish/230430953 imshanshariff https://padlet.com/imshanshariff/aug3hcwq3720/wish/230431199 Definition:
Patternicity is within all humans, it involves the process of looking for patterns in daily aspects of life to try and assign a meaning.

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Patternicity is shown within this picture because although these are obviously 3 birds taking flight, some may see it as a smiling face. ]]> 2018-02-11 23:27:21 UTC https://padlet.com/imshanshariff/aug3hcwq3720/wish/230431199 imshanshariff https://padlet.com/imshanshariff/aug3hcwq3720/wish/230432523 Definition:
The unexplained reason for belief is when people try to explain things that are generally unknown and sometimes apply this to bizzare concepts.

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This is a predicted picture of what aliens may look like. It relates to the "unexplained" because humans are only guessing that aliens exist and potentially what they look like.]]> 2018-02-11 23:38:41 UTC https://padlet.com/imshanshariff/aug3hcwq3720/wish/230432523 michael_9706 https://padlet.com/imshanshariff/aug3hcwq3720/wish/230433841 Definition:
Ideological support is a set of ideas that are the basis for beliefs and decisions.

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This news article talks about how 2 Jehovah's witness woman died due to the declining of blood transfusions. Old Testaments in the Jehovah's witness bible commands the followers to abstain from receiving a blood transfusion. This is what was the basis for the two women's belief in the refusal.]]> 2018-02-11 23:48:42 UTC https://padlet.com/imshanshariff/aug3hcwq3720/wish/230433841 imshanshariff https://padlet.com/imshanshariff/aug3hcwq3720/wish/230434030 Definition:
Emotional Connection is a reason for belief that makes humans want to believe in anything that can closely relate to the subject.

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An emotional connection is shown within this video. The psychic "Theresa Caputo" claims to be able to talk to the grandmother who has passed away of the family. Once she says things that are easily relatable to every grandmother the daughter begins to cry showing that she believes Theresa is communicating with the dead.]]> 2018-02-11 23:50:26 UTC https://padlet.com/imshanshariff/aug3hcwq3720/wish/230434030 michael_9706 https://padlet.com/imshanshariff/aug3hcwq3720/wish/230436057 Definition:
Suppressed by Authorities is when a person or a group of people believe that the government or a big corporation is hiding the truth from the public for personal gain.

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This video displays someone from the Flat Earth Society (TFES) confronting a NASA employee at a Starbucks. People in TFES believe that the Earth is actually flat as opposed to spherical. They think that NASA is lying to everyone. These same people also do not believe that humans have never traveled to space.]]> 2018-02-12 00:13:14 UTC https://padlet.com/imshanshariff/aug3hcwq3720/wish/230436057 michael_9706 https://padlet.com/imshanshariff/aug3hcwq3720/wish/230438010 Definition:
Ancient wisdom is when someone believes in ancient practices as opposed to modern medicine because they think that our ancient ancestors were more advanced than us. This is often associated with alternative medication.

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This article talks about how a woman died from using alternative therapy to treat her eczema. She died from being administered with a Turmeric injection which has been used in South Asian medicine for many centuries. Studies have not proven any medical benefit of Turmeric.]]> 2018-02-12 00:32:19 UTC https://padlet.com/imshanshariff/aug3hcwq3720/wish/230438010 michael_9706 https://padlet.com/imshanshariff/aug3hcwq3720/wish/230441099 Definition:
Confirmation bias is when people argue a point only using evidence that supports their theory and ignores any evidence opposing.

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Chemtrails is a movement trying to "ban all dangerous chemicals". Famous debunkers Penn and Teller proved conformation bias among Chemtrail believers by setting up a false petition trying to ban di-hydrogen monoxide. The trick was that many people signed not knowing that dihydrogen monoxide is actually water. On the petition Penn and Teller purposely only included the negatives of water (such as causes drowning etc.). This experiment proved that many people make decisions without all of the facts.]]> 2018-02-12 00:57:27 UTC https://padlet.com/imshanshariff/aug3hcwq3720/wish/230441099 imshanshariff https://padlet.com/imshanshariff/aug3hcwq3720/wish/230451636 2018-02-12 02:15:03 UTC https://padlet.com/imshanshariff/aug3hcwq3720/wish/230451636