https://padlet.com/elizabethwildman/o2xcqkxtricx98z2 en-us 2021-10-10 16:41:00 UTC 2024-11-21 03:37:33 UTC hello@padlet.com elizabethwildman https://padlet.com/elizabethwildman/o2xcqkxtricx98z2/wish/1807937582 Definition: Using an authority figure's influence as fact.

Connection: This image of a doctor promoting Lucky Strike cigarettes can influence people to smoke cigarettes. This ad specifically promotes Lucky Strike cigarettes as the best cigarette to prevent throat irritation. Although we know today that cigarettes are not good for the body and can cause an abundance of health issues, the science was not as evident when these types of advertisements existed. People trust the opinion of authority figures because they are viewed on a pedestal. Cigarette companies exploited doctors to make people think cigarettes are healthy. If a doctor says something is true, then it must be true. ]]> 2021-10-11 15:01:39 UTC https://padlet.com/elizabethwildman/o2xcqkxtricx98z2/wish/1807937582 elizabethwildman https://padlet.com/elizabethwildman/o2xcqkxtricx98z2/wish/1807980752 Definition: Certain explanations, traditions, or treatments must be true because they are old.

Connection: This image of two people doing a water test with a woman circa 1600s to see if she is a witch is an example of ancient wisdom because this practice was used hundreds of years prior to witch trials for criminals and sorcerers to leave their fate to higher powers. (Andrews 2018) The practice was to tie a rope around the woman's waist and throw her into the water. Two people would have the rope on either side of the water. If the woman sank, she was not a witch, if she floated, a witch she is. This practice led to many drownings of innocent women, however, those who practiced water tests believed it was a true way to determine the woman's fate because of their ancestral practices.

Reference:
Andrews, Evan. 7 Bizarre Witch Trial Tests. 1 September 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2021 from https://www.history.com/news/7-bizarre-witch-trial-tests]]> 2021-10-11 15:15:19 UTC https://padlet.com/elizabethwildman/o2xcqkxtricx98z2/wish/1807980752 elizabethwildman https://padlet.com/elizabethwildman/o2xcqkxtricx98z2/wish/1808006682 Definition: The word energy is a scientific term used to determine the capacity of what something can do. In spiritual terms, there is no measurable substance to determine the capacity of something.

Connection: People who use crystals believe each crystal holds the capacity to give them energy, whether it is positive energy, manifestation, healing, or more. However, there is no measurable substance behind these claims, they are all subjective. A person could be sick but believe their crystals can heal them, once they feel better, their subjective opinion will attest to the crystals being responsible for healing them. However, there is no scientific proof to be able to determine whether that to be true. 

]]> 2021-10-11 15:23:32 UTC https://padlet.com/elizabethwildman/o2xcqkxtricx98z2/wish/1808006682 elizabethwildman https://padlet.com/elizabethwildman/o2xcqkxtricx98z2/wish/1808073596 Definition: Things that are natural must be good!

Connection: This news article discusses the negative effects of all-natural medicine. In 2013, a woman's son came down with a strep infection. Instead of taking her son to the doctor where he could be properly treated, she turned to holistic medicine. This decision led to her 7-year-old son dying 10 days later. The woman was put on trial for failure to provide necessities of life and criminal negligence causing death. (Graveland 2016) The mother provided her ill son with dandelion tea and oregano oil to treat his illness, she felt that because it was natural, it was good. However, this boy needed medical attention from people who have scientific evidence to support their decisions, as opposed to the mother who felt that because something was natural then it would cure him. Unfortunately, she suffered the consequences of her decision by losing her child.

Reference:
Graveland, Bill. Mother who used holistic medicine to treat fatally ill son heading to trial. CBC News. 28 November 2016. Retrieved on 10 October 2021 from https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/tamara-lovett-holistic-medicine-trial-]]> 2021-10-11 15:45:07 UTC https://padlet.com/elizabethwildman/o2xcqkxtricx98z2/wish/1808073596 elizabethwildman https://padlet.com/elizabethwildman/o2xcqkxtricx98z2/wish/1808137415 Definition: Using evidence that proves one's beliefs although there is evidence disproving it. Focusing on the proof of the belief and ignoring the proof that goes against one's belief to make their opinion stronger.

Connection: On September 13th, 2021, Nicki Minaj tweeted about her cousin's friend in Trinidad who got the vaccine and suffered from post-vaccination complications. She stated her cousin's friend's testicles swelled up and became impotent. Previous to this tweet, she stated she had to do more research about the vaccine to decide whether it is right for her. Although there are thousands of studies and evidence proving the safety of the vaccine, she used this story about her cousin's friend's testicles and impotence to prove her belief against the vaccine. This example of confirmation bias is quite concerning since the tweet is public to her 23 million Twitter followers. Nicki Minaj's confirmation bias tweet can influence her followers' decisions on the vaccine when there are many studies proving why the vaccine is a positive thing. Minaj ignored the scientific evidence and used someone's experience to decide her stance on the vaccine.

Reference: 
Minaj, Nicki. Twitter. Posted 13 September 2021. Retrieved on 10 October 2021 from
https://twitter.com/nickiminaj/status/1437532566945341441]]> 2021-10-11 16:07:49 UTC https://padlet.com/elizabethwildman/o2xcqkxtricx98z2/wish/1808137415 elizabethwildman https://padlet.com/elizabethwildman/o2xcqkxtricx98z2/wish/1808171234 Definition: It is human nature to find patterns and assign meaning.

Connection: Finn, a non-believer of Jesus, sees Jesus in his grilled cheese. He keeps this "grilled Cheesus" with him and consults it to help him with his decisions during the episode. His mind saw a pattern in the sandwich and assigned meaning to it to help him through his existential crisis. He changed his way of thinking by using prayer to help him through his experiences for the duration of the episode. The toaster just toasted the bread, Finn saw the pattern of Jesus and used it to better his life by changing his way of thought. ]]> 2021-10-11 16:20:19 UTC https://padlet.com/elizabethwildman/o2xcqkxtricx98z2/wish/1808171234 elizabethwildman https://padlet.com/elizabethwildman/o2xcqkxtricx98z2/wish/1808212900 Definition: Our emotions can make us see things irrationally. We use our emotions to perceive things differently when facts could prove otherwise.

Connection: In September of 2012, a family put their faith in the hands of a psychic to find their missing college-aged son. The psychic assured the family he was still alive, giving them hope. The parents experienced an emotional connection because they believed someone contacted by their family that he was still alive. Unfortunately, the missing student's body was found the day after being told "He's alive, don't worry." (Radford 2012) The police said he was dead for a week prior to being found. Taking away the credibility from the psychic who told the family he was still alive. The parents' emotional connection blurred reality, giving them false hope.

Reference:
Radford, Benjamin. Psychic Devastates Student's Family, Live Science. 15 October 2012. Retrieved on 10 October 2021 from https://www.livescience.com/23993-psychic-devastates-dead-student-family.html]]> 2021-10-11 16:35:46 UTC https://padlet.com/elizabethwildman/o2xcqkxtricx98z2/wish/1808212900 elizabethwildman https://padlet.com/elizabethwildman/o2xcqkxtricx98z2/wish/1808251013 Definition: Attempting to define something that cannot be explained at the moment with our own process of thoughts.

Connection: On November 7, 2015, a giant cloud of light lit up the sky of Los Angeles. To the public, it was unexplained. Many resorted to aliens being the cause of the lights. This is a prime example of unexplained. The public thought aliens were in the sky because they could not provide a factual explanation. In reality, however, it was the U.S Navy conducting missile tests over the second-largest city in the United States. (Rubin, 2015) Like a magic trick, we see the magic whereas the magician sees the facts behind the trick.

Reference: Rubin, Joel. UFO scares are the price we pay for missile tests, experts says. 8 November 2015. Retrieved on 10 October 2021 from https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-missile-test-20151108-story.html]]> 2021-10-11 16:50:14 UTC https://padlet.com/elizabethwildman/o2xcqkxtricx98z2/wish/1808251013 elizabethwildman https://padlet.com/elizabethwildman/o2xcqkxtricx98z2/wish/1808350500 1) The problem is the extraordinary claim by Nicki Minaj that the COVID-19 vaccine caused her cousin's friend's impotence and swollen testicles.
2) The source is a tweet by Nicki Minaj on September 13, 2021, arguing the vaccine caused her cousin's friend's post-vaccination complication. Minaj provided no proof or evidence for this claim other than word of mouth.
3) Minaj's source is not credible. It was merely just a propagated claim. The Trinidad and Tobago health minister publically refuted Minaj's claim days after her tweet was published. They stated that they checked hospitals across the nation and found no evidence of anyone with the COVID-19 vaccine side-effects described by Minaj. Calling it "a waste of time," (Elliot 2021) Trinidad officials stated there are no proven side-effects of this nature and to continue to listen to health officials as opposed to rappers with second-hand stories. (Elliot 2021) 

]]> 2021-10-11 17:30:44 UTC https://padlet.com/elizabethwildman/o2xcqkxtricx98z2/wish/1808350500 elizabethwildman https://padlet.com/elizabethwildman/o2xcqkxtricx98z2/wish/1808386849 4) This claim is a total bias clouded with emotion. Minaj ignored the positive scientific evidence of the vaccine and posted a tweet with misinformation to her 23 million followers. She assumed her cousin to be correct regarding his friend's impotence and physical side-effects of the vaccine without proof. This bias can be dangerous as it was a publicly published tweet. Less than 250 characters could change the minds of people who may have wanted to get the vaccine but were unsure due to the unknown. Seeing an authority figure stating a potential side-effect of the vaccine could have swayed them to choose not to get vaccinated. This would naturally cause a ripple effect, either they get sick or they get someone else sick. All because Minaj decided to use her platform for misinformation that was later disproven by Trinidad and Tobago health officials.
5) An alternative solution was Minaj following up her claim with scientifically proven evidence, however, there is none. She could have also kept this story to herself and researched it on her own instead of scaring millions of people.
6) It would have been better if Nicki Minaj did not tweet such a bold claim without evidence. As Trinidad officials said, it was a waste of time. It also could have led to dire consequences since we do not know how many people it affected by those choosing not to get vaccinated based on Minaj's claim.

Reference: Elliott, Josh. Nicki Minaj claim about vaccine and testicles 'a waste of time,' Trinidad says. 16 September 2021. Retrieved on 10 October 2021 from https://globalnews.ca/news/8195142/nicki-minaj-vaccine-swollen-testicles-covid-19-trinidad/ ]]> 2021-10-11 17:45:36 UTC https://padlet.com/elizabethwildman/o2xcqkxtricx98z2/wish/1808386849 elizabethwildman https://padlet.com/elizabethwildman/o2xcqkxtricx98z2/wish/1808475145 2021-10-11 18:24:25 UTC https://padlet.com/elizabethwildman/o2xcqkxtricx98z2/wish/1808475145