https://padlet.com/paytonjameslit/etdfvo332967 This padlet is for assignment #2 en-us 2018-11-22 16:13:14 UTC 2023-05-24 19:09:56 UTC hello@padlet.com paytonjameslit https://padlet.com/paytonjameslit/etdfvo332967/wish/307067350 This is John Edwards official website, where he sells services such as readings and merchandise.

This website as well with other claimed psychic medium websites uses confirmation bias to help sell and support their services. Information given through this website or services offered through the website enable people who are biased in their belief of the afterlife to better reinforce their opinion, given that they believe factual information can be obtained via websites such as this one.]]> 2018-11-22 16:16:55 UTC https://padlet.com/paytonjameslit/etdfvo332967/wish/307067350 paytonjameslit https://padlet.com/paytonjameslit/etdfvo332967/wish/307067372 Here John Edwards takes a caller on KIIS 1065 to answer a callers question about her son being woken up every morning.

Through ideology of the afterlife and emotional connection, John Edwards is able to cold read a caller regarding her son being woken up by whom is assumed to be a family member. If you are to listen closely, I believe John is successful with this reading because the caller is clearly under the premise of ideology of the afterlife, meaning any kind of connection John can make, the caller will take as factual, even if the questions asked are so very vague]]> 2018-11-22 16:17:04 UTC https://padlet.com/paytonjameslit/etdfvo332967/wish/307067372 paytonjameslit https://padlet.com/paytonjameslit/etdfvo332967/wish/307067424 This image displays the apparent levels of Chakra.

Chakra is said to be what our "lifeforce" is made of and acts as our energy that we can harness and use. Various chakra's host various abilities.]]> 2018-11-22 16:17:20 UTC https://padlet.com/paytonjameslit/etdfvo332967/wish/307067424 paytonjameslit https://padlet.com/paytonjameslit/etdfvo332967/wish/307067427 This is a concept image of the "Third Eye".

The Third Eye is a concept used within the spiritual community as the invisible eye that senses and provides perception beyond physical sight. (Eg. the afterlife and etc.]]> 2018-11-22 16:17:22 UTC https://padlet.com/paytonjameslit/etdfvo332967/wish/307067427 paytonjameslit https://padlet.com/paytonjameslit/etdfvo332967/wish/307067435 This website deconstructs the various practices John Edwards uses when performing his claimed psychic ability.

This post explains in depth HOW John goes about his readings, and why they are successful (or appear to be). Techniques such as cold reading, warm reading and hot reading are used by all claimed mediums to bait information from their prospected individuals. It also talks about perception and observation, and how they effect our thought process and decision making, thus why individuals fall for these techniques.]]> 2018-11-22 16:17:24 UTC https://padlet.com/paytonjameslit/etdfvo332967/wish/307067435 paytonjameslit https://padlet.com/paytonjameslit/etdfvo332967/wish/307067445 This image shows the characteristics of cold reading practices.

Cold reading is the practice of observing ones reaction to open ended questions, then using generic statements to make the recipient feel a connection by filling in the blanks.]]> 2018-11-22 16:17:28 UTC https://padlet.com/paytonjameslit/etdfvo332967/wish/307067445 paytonjameslit https://padlet.com/paytonjameslit/etdfvo332967/wish/307067452 This article on John Edwards is from Eyes for Lies, a claimed deception and credibility expert website.

This article discusses various red flags, such as the extremely obvious connections John makes with the audience on Dr. Phil (which is the video the website is observing), such as linking emotional connection and almost complete obvious fact. For example, a women is asked about a loved on who has recently passed, to which she answers yes and explains that she lost a loved one in a large fire recently. John then asks if this made the news, to which the women agrees and seems to be shocked that he would know this event would make the news. This links back to emotional connection and ideology being a large factor in ones belief.]]> 2018-11-22 16:17:29 UTC https://padlet.com/paytonjameslit/etdfvo332967/wish/307067452 paytonjameslit https://padlet.com/paytonjameslit/etdfvo332967/wish/307067461 This video shows John Edwards giving Dr. Phil & his wife a reading, claiming his father is reaching out to him.

Here John Edwards sits down with Dr. Phil to discuss his late family members and other present studio directors. Using observational and perception techniques as well as emotional connection, John Edwards is able to cold read Dr. Phil and his wife when talking about his late father, as well as make various comments about a directors roommate in the same room.]]> 2018-11-22 16:17:32 UTC https://padlet.com/paytonjameslit/etdfvo332967/wish/307067461 paytonjameslit https://padlet.com/paytonjameslit/etdfvo332967/wish/307067483 This is a live audience reading from talk show Studio 10, where John Edwards reads the audience and talks about lost loved ones.

This video shows an excellent example of emotional connection and agenticity with the audiences connection when John Edwards does a cold reading on Studio 10, involving the audience directly and gathering information using open ended questions, letting audience members essentially answer their own questions because of emotional relevance.]]> 2018-11-22 16:17:39 UTC https://padlet.com/paytonjameslit/etdfvo332967/wish/307067483 paytonjameslit https://padlet.com/paytonjameslit/etdfvo332967/wish/307089711 Here is the word doc answering the questions form the assignment.]]> 2018-11-22 18:12:06 UTC https://padlet.com/paytonjameslit/etdfvo332967/wish/307089711