https://padlet.com/jmbb2004/mahgph8674emaie3 by Julia Biddle en-us 2022-10-07 16:55:47 UTC 2022-10-09 04:10:22 UTC hello@padlet.com jmbb2004 https://padlet.com/jmbb2004/mahgph8674emaie3/wish/2331294793 Made by Julia Biddle, working individually ]]> 2022-10-07 16:59:17 UTC https://padlet.com/jmbb2004/mahgph8674emaie3/wish/2331294793 jmbb2004 https://padlet.com/jmbb2004/mahgph8674emaie3/wish/2331296313
Definition:
The Confirmation Bias red flag is the tendency, unconscious or not, to seek out and accept information that coincides with our beliefs.

Connection:
This video is an example of the red flag Confirmation Bias, the interviewer has a clear view point going into this, letting his opinions get in the way of any real journalism. Interrupting, making fun, and bothering people minding there own business, he makes sure every interaction he shows proves his point. A pseudoscience watchlist is shown: the results can't be verified. ]]> 2022-10-07 17:00:29 UTC https://padlet.com/jmbb2004/mahgph8674emaie3/wish/2331296313 jmbb2004 https://padlet.com/jmbb2004/mahgph8674emaie3/wish/2331296471
Definition:
The Confusion of Correlation with Causation is a common red flag that happens when events, unrelated to one another, are connected in an attempt to indicate that one of the events is the cause of the other.

Connection:
This image is a representation of the Confusion of Correlation with Causation red flag. This image seems to indicate that the consumption of mozzarella cheese leads to an increase in civil engineers. With no other evidence than this graph and common sense, it's clear there is no real correlation. A flaw with image is I was unable to authenticate the statistics.]]> 2022-10-07 17:00:38 UTC https://padlet.com/jmbb2004/mahgph8674emaie3/wish/2331296471 jmbb2004 https://padlet.com/jmbb2004/mahgph8674emaie3/wish/2331296660
Definition:
Ancient Wisdom is the red flag where people have the belief that our ancestors somehow had better knowledge comparable to modern day, shown most prominently when it comes to science.

Connection:
This website discuses the uses of charcoal as a cleanser and its benefits. Though this article demonstrates many red flags, its most prominent is its use of Ancient Wisdom. We are given a timeline of the first uses of activated charcoal and a  paragraph describing the way it was used. The timeline and description give the impression that activated charcoal has been used for centuries and is therefore to be trusted. A flaw with this website is I could not find anything to support there claims: I could not find evidence supporting the claims by this website, all searches lead to multiple soap selling sites with an almost copy paste version of the same paragraph. A pseudoscience watchlist is shown: it involves monetary gain (I believe this to be a very intentional use of Ancient Wisdom to sell more product).]]> 2022-10-07 17:00:45 UTC https://padlet.com/jmbb2004/mahgph8674emaie3/wish/2331296660 jmbb2004 https://padlet.com/jmbb2004/mahgph8674emaie3/wish/2331296781
Definition:
The Appeal to Authority red flag is when a claim is more believable when presented by an authority figure, even if there is no reason to trust their opinion more than others on the specific topic.

Connection:
This website uses the Appeal to Authority red flag, using a celebrity, Jennifer Aniston in this case, to promote their product. The website uses Jennifer Aniston's "daily collagen routine" to move more product. Jennifer Aniston has so background in health sciences but sense she's a celebrity, she's viewed as a trusted source on the matter. A pseudoscience watchlist is shown: it involves monetary gain (Jennifer Aniston is paid to support the product).  ]]> 2022-10-07 17:00:52 UTC https://padlet.com/jmbb2004/mahgph8674emaie3/wish/2331296781 jmbb2004 https://padlet.com/jmbb2004/mahgph8674emaie3/wish/2331296889
Definition:
Proof by Verbosity is the red flag that says because of the amount of information being presented claim must be trustworthy.

Connection:
This image is an example of the Proof by Verbosity red flag. The text mainly boils down to "we were fine before vaccines, why do we need them now?" but using scientific sounding words and other fluff it becomes a full length article. Most, if not, all of this article can be debunked, but using Proof by Verbosity it confuses the reader. The only thing one would understand from this is vaccines are bad, and the length and science-like words convince you that's right. Two pseudoscience watchlist items are shown: the use of scientific-sounding language (some of the language has meaning but it is taken out of context), and appeals to emotion (the way the article is written gives the impression that the author is just a concerned friend looking out for your wellbeing in these hard times).

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Definition:
The reason for belief Simplicity is our minds preference to believe the simplest option rather than excepting and understanding the reality of a situation.   

Connection:
This website discuses Violet Jessop, someone who has sparked certain conspiracy theories that can be chalked up to the Simplicity red flag. Having survived the an ocean liner crash, the disaster of the Titanic and the sinking of the Britannic, some have questioned what role Violet had to play. Theories ranging from the idea that she's just bad luck to the idea that she orchestrated the crashes in some way. In reality it's probable that it was just a coincidence. A pseudoscience watchlist is shown: does not progress (anyone involved in these events have long since passed).]]> 2022-10-07 17:01:49 UTC https://padlet.com/jmbb2004/mahgph8674emaie3/wish/2331297795 jmbb2004 https://padlet.com/jmbb2004/mahgph8674emaie3/wish/2331298077
Definition:
The reason for belief Emotional Connection is the influence  emotion can have on our beliefs.

Connection:
This article discuses the use of psychic mediums during the pandemic and is a big example of the Emotional Connection red flag. The pandemic was hard for a lot of people and using that vulnerability psychics were able to use that to gain clientele. Psychics are known for feeding off the emotion, especially grief, of there believers and this happens to be another example of that. Two pseudoscience watchlist items are shown: it involves monetary gain (whether for an event of a one on one session, the psychic is paid for their work), and uses ideology (they rely on the belief in otherworldly forces to guide their work).]]> 2022-10-07 17:02:04 UTC https://padlet.com/jmbb2004/mahgph8674emaie3/wish/2331298077 jmbb2004 https://padlet.com/jmbb2004/mahgph8674emaie3/wish/2331299535
Definition:
The reason for belief Unexplained is our minds attempt at explaining events that are unexplainable or yet to be explained.

Connection:
The image above of the Bermuda Triangle, and with the reason of belief Unexplained has been the topic of many conspiracy theories over the years. Because of the amount of ships and planes that have gotten lost and were never found in this triangle, there are many who believe it's is home to everything from sea monsters to holes in space-time. with no real explanation our minds have come up with outlandish possibilities as to what's out there. This could also be an example simplicity, there tends to be extreme weather in that region, if ships and airplanes go missing its possible they could crash and the remains be blown halfway across the world.]]> 2022-10-07 17:03:26 UTC https://padlet.com/jmbb2004/mahgph8674emaie3/wish/2331299535 jmbb2004 https://padlet.com/jmbb2004/mahgph8674emaie3/wish/2331301351
I chose to evaluate the video shown above.

Define The Problem:
Is gender is a factor in whether someone is funny?

Gather Information:
This man is asking women on the street to tell him a joke in order to prove women are funny. He is essentially arguing that women are not funny because the women he bothered couldn't make up a joke on the spot.

Evaluate Evidence:
Ryan Long is in fact not a journalist, he is a comedian known for making videos where he interviews people on the street and asks them questions, usually pertaining to controversial topics. He didn't bother with any sort of scientific method as he came to the conclusion that women weren't funny. There are plenty of articles the fact that women are just as funny as men but tend to be ignored due to misogyny.

Recognize Assumptions, Emotions, Biases:
He interviewed only women, there was no comparison to how men would react in this situation, could they make jokes on the spot? We only see a three interviews, this is not enough data to come to a conclusion, furthermore we have no way of knowing whether or not any of the interviews were edited out. It was in no way a controlled environment, many of the people interviewed look visibly uncomfortable and makes me assume he was just harassing random women on the street. This entire video can be disregarded in terms of any evidence.

Synthesize Evidence, Identify Alternatives:
Alternative solution 1:  Gender is a factor in whether someone is funny, supported by this video and the interviews conducted.
Alternative solution 2: Gender is not a factor in whether someone is funny, supported by multiple studies that follow proper scientific method.

Select Best Alternative:    
I conclude that gender is not a factor in whether someone is funny.


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