https://padlet.com/dhruviljayeshkumar_patel/p2sh2av9kbcg Made by Dhruvil Patel en-us 2019-02-10 21:23:45 UTC 2026-02-28 09:19:13 UTC hello@padlet.com dhruviljayeshkumar_patel https://padlet.com/dhruviljayeshkumar_patel/p2sh2av9kbcg/wish/329659397 Made by: Dhruvil Patel, working individually.
Student ID: 100683668]]> 2019-02-10 21:28:42 UTC https://padlet.com/dhruviljayeshkumar_patel/p2sh2av9kbcg/wish/329659397 dhruviljayeshkumar_patel https://padlet.com/dhruviljayeshkumar_patel/p2sh2av9kbcg/wish/329659671 Definition: Appeal to Authority means using a public figure like a famous celebrity, athlete or a personality who has a huge following to advertise a product. It is the appearance of the celebrity being used to promote the product in order to reach to a larger audience.
Connection: The video below shows the promotion of Star Value Pack which is being advertised by MS Dhoni and Hardik Pandya who are famous Indian cricketers. Cricket is a very famous sport in India and cricketers are hugely praised and even considered as Gods. Therefore, casting cricketers in promoting their product is a great marketing strategy]]> 2019-02-10 21:30:11 UTC https://padlet.com/dhruviljayeshkumar_patel/p2sh2av9kbcg/wish/329659671 dhruviljayeshkumar_patel https://padlet.com/dhruviljayeshkumar_patel/p2sh2av9kbcg/wish/329662539 Definition: The red flag ancient wisdom includes anything that gives you a clue about ancient beliefs, theories and also about their knowledge of the world which are mostly proven wrong by science and observations. It is not logical to think that they were more skillful and knowledgeable than us. For example, thinking that earth is flat.
Connection: The link attached below shows six ancient beliefs that are yet to be proven true.]]> 2019-02-10 21:49:58 UTC https://padlet.com/dhruviljayeshkumar_patel/p2sh2av9kbcg/wish/329662539 dhruviljayeshkumar_patel https://padlet.com/dhruviljayeshkumar_patel/p2sh2av9kbcg/wish/329664460 Definition: Confirmation Bias means that we usually believe the things that we see or the things that our mind wants us to see or hear and ignoring the fact that our mind doesn't believe it.
Connection: The video linked below shows a magician making people believe that his tricks are real. The audience seem to be convinced that his tricks are real.]]> 2019-02-10 22:04:09 UTC https://padlet.com/dhruviljayeshkumar_patel/p2sh2av9kbcg/wish/329664460 dhruviljayeshkumar_patel https://padlet.com/dhruviljayeshkumar_patel/p2sh2av9kbcg/wish/329665431 Definition: Confusion of Correlation with Causation  is based on an ancient myth that an action always has a result even if the result is not related to the action at all. For example, keeping a shoe upside down can lead to internal dispute among the housemates.
Connection: The link attached contains some similar ancient myths that are ridiculous.]]> 2019-02-10 22:11:32 UTC https://padlet.com/dhruviljayeshkumar_patel/p2sh2av9kbcg/wish/329665431 dhruviljayeshkumar_patel https://padlet.com/dhruviljayeshkumar_patel/p2sh2av9kbcg/wish/329666549 Definition: Sometimes if a particular product is said to be in the category of 100%, it does not necessarily mean that it is true. This is an example of All Natural.
Connection: The link provided contains some details regarding the deadly romaine lettuce which is a 100% natural vegetable.]]> 2019-02-10 22:19:45 UTC https://padlet.com/dhruviljayeshkumar_patel/p2sh2av9kbcg/wish/329666549 dhruviljayeshkumar_patel https://padlet.com/dhruviljayeshkumar_patel/p2sh2av9kbcg/wish/329667920 Definition: Patternicity is the natural ability of people to identify a pattern, shape or symbol in a photo or a view they see even if that object does not actually exist.
Connection: The attached video shows patternicity by comparing people with the objects that they are reminded of or see it.]]> 2019-02-10 22:28:27 UTC https://padlet.com/dhruviljayeshkumar_patel/p2sh2av9kbcg/wish/329667920 dhruviljayeshkumar_patel https://padlet.com/dhruviljayeshkumar_patel/p2sh2av9kbcg/wish/329669147 Definition: Unexplained can be seen as things which have no proof or explanation of it's existence and sometimes is beyond our knowledge to understand.
Connection: The image attached below shows the appearance of a person in it which still remains unexplained till date.]]> 2019-02-10 22:35:56 UTC https://padlet.com/dhruviljayeshkumar_patel/p2sh2av9kbcg/wish/329669147 dhruviljayeshkumar_patel https://padlet.com/dhruviljayeshkumar_patel/p2sh2av9kbcg/wish/329670380 Definition: Emotional Connection is sometimes developed with someone or it can be said that someone starts to visualize the emotion with that person. When these emotional connections reach to a certain level, a person starts to lose the ability of critical thinking and starts to believe impossible things.
Connection: The image attached shows that the person is greeted by God on his way to heaven.]]> 2019-02-10 22:44:18 UTC https://padlet.com/dhruviljayeshkumar_patel/p2sh2av9kbcg/wish/329670380 dhruviljayeshkumar_patel https://padlet.com/dhruviljayeshkumar_patel/p2sh2av9kbcg/wish/329672685 I have chosen the image of a spot animal for critical thinking.
Define Problem: Are the patterns real or is it a kind of illusion that mind creates after seeing the picture for a long time and starting to believe that those patterns are real.
Gather Information:
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/patternicity-finding-meaningful-patterns/
The website linked above states that our mind develops interpreting stimuli according to the expected model. A book mentioned in the website says that it is our brain that connects the dots and creates a meaning out of the pattern that we see in the nature.
Evaluate Evidence: The website linked contains a theory proposed by the author which has been checked by Harvard University biologist Kevin R. Foster and University of Helsinki biologist Hanna Kokko. He also developed a formula for it: pb>c, where p is the possibility, b is benefit and c is the cost held for belief.
Recognize Assumptions, Emotions and Biases: Michael Shermer, the author assumes that people are very poor at estimating possibility. People are unable to assign casual possibilities to all sets of events that occur around the nature. People usually see many incorrect casual associations of patterns.
Synthesize Evidence, Identify Alternatives: One possible solution is that the appearance of patterns is merely an illusion. Another possible solution is that the patterns are created by complex response to a stimuli created by mind by seeing the image repeatedly.
Select Best Alternative: According to me, the patterns are created by complex response to the stimuli created by the mind after looking at it repeatedly.]]> 2019-02-10 22:59:34 UTC https://padlet.com/dhruviljayeshkumar_patel/p2sh2av9kbcg/wish/329672685