https://padlet.com/kelleyscales04/ji6a5vjpp0mf PARANORMAL AND PSEUDOSCIENCE en-us 2017-02-13 00:14:10 UTC 2023-02-21 18:33:56 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Clouds.png kelleyscales04 https://padlet.com/kelleyscales04/ji6a5vjpp0mf/wish/153318723 Made by: Kelley Scales]]> 2017-02-13 00:22:21 UTC https://padlet.com/kelleyscales04/ji6a5vjpp0mf/wish/153318723 kelleyscales04 https://padlet.com/kelleyscales04/ji6a5vjpp0mf/wish/153319732 Confirmation bias is when people only pay attention to the things that confirm their beliefs and ignore what does not. 

Confirmation bias can be seen when people read about their horoscope and only remember what facts apply to them which leads them to believe their horoscope is accurate to them.]]> 2017-02-13 00:35:51 UTC https://padlet.com/kelleyscales04/ji6a5vjpp0mf/wish/153319732 kelleyscales04 https://padlet.com/kelleyscales04/ji6a5vjpp0mf/wish/153320853 Ancient Wisdom is when people believe in products, teaching and medicines from ancient civilization even though they knew less than we know now.

Ancient wisdom can be seen when people use alternative medicines to help them when they are sick instead of going to a doctor. ]]> 2017-02-13 00:47:12 UTC https://padlet.com/kelleyscales04/ji6a5vjpp0mf/wish/153320853 kelleyscales04 https://padlet.com/kelleyscales04/ji6a5vjpp0mf/wish/153321873 Appeal to authority is using authority figures to endorse products. This can be a celebrity or someone in a white lab coat.

This can be seen when celebrities go on social media and promote medicines that could possibly be harmful in reality but people will use the promoted drug because the celebrity said it was good.

Here is a website article that explains a situation with Kim Kardashian promoting a harmful medication. ]]> 2017-02-13 00:56:20 UTC https://padlet.com/kelleyscales04/ji6a5vjpp0mf/wish/153321873 kelleyscales04 https://padlet.com/kelleyscales04/ji6a5vjpp0mf/wish/153323416 Proof by verbosity is using big words to prove that something is true and to make the listener believe because they think you know what you are talking about.

People do this when  they are explaining something and make it sound so complex that the other person can not understand it. ]]> 2017-02-13 01:11:24 UTC https://padlet.com/kelleyscales04/ji6a5vjpp0mf/wish/153323416 kelleyscales04 https://padlet.com/kelleyscales04/ji6a5vjpp0mf/wish/153327441 Red herring is a distraction from the real question to prove a fact. 

This can be seen when someone trying to prove something doesn't answer the question they were asked but instead answer differently to avoid that issue that may point out faults in their claims.  ]]> 2017-02-13 01:51:50 UTC https://padlet.com/kelleyscales04/ji6a5vjpp0mf/wish/153327441 kelleyscales04 https://padlet.com/kelleyscales04/ji6a5vjpp0mf/wish/153452107 Patternicity is when people find meaningful patterns in things that they see due to the fact that people naturally look for patterns.

People do this when looking at objects and making a spiritual connection based on the fact that it may look like a face etc. 

]]> 2017-02-13 15:23:20 UTC https://padlet.com/kelleyscales04/ji6a5vjpp0mf/wish/153452107 kelleyscales04 https://padlet.com/kelleyscales04/ji6a5vjpp0mf/wish/153454959 Perception and observation is when someone believes something based on their own memory even though we can not always trust our memory.

An example of this would be if someone thought they saw a crime take place a certain way so they would have a false eyewitness testimony in court.

]]> 2017-02-13 15:29:39 UTC https://padlet.com/kelleyscales04/ji6a5vjpp0mf/wish/153454959 kelleyscales04 https://padlet.com/kelleyscales04/ji6a5vjpp0mf/wish/153457576 Unexplained is when someone does not know how to explain something so they confirm their belief with the fact that there could be no other explanation.

An example of this would be when you see someone do a magic trick and you don't know how they did the trick so you would believe it would have to be magic.]]> 2017-02-13 15:36:30 UTC https://padlet.com/kelleyscales04/ji6a5vjpp0mf/wish/153457576 kelleyscales04 https://padlet.com/kelleyscales04/ji6a5vjpp0mf/wish/153480000 2017-02-13 16:27:58 UTC https://padlet.com/kelleyscales04/ji6a5vjpp0mf/wish/153480000