https://padlet.com/hannahireland2/p84872d5slqn by Hannah Ireland en-us 2018-03-06 01:31:49 UTC 2026-02-26 13:50:56 UTC hello@padlet.com hannahireland2 https://padlet.com/hannahireland2/p84872d5slqn/wish/238419906 by Hannah Ireland, working individually]]> 2018-03-06 01:35:25 UTC https://padlet.com/hannahireland2/p84872d5slqn/wish/238419906 hannahireland2 https://padlet.com/hannahireland2/p84872d5slqn/wish/238420201 Definition
Appeal to Authority - an assertion deemed true because of the position or authority of the person who is asserting it. ex.) someone wearing a lab coat, endorsements from celebrities

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In the photo shown below Jennifer Aniston is seen endorsing Smart water. Smart water hasn’t been proved to make you smarter or to be any more healthy than regular bottled water, but when it is endorsed by a celebrity people are more likely to buy the product.  ]]> 2018-03-06 01:36:46 UTC https://padlet.com/hannahireland2/p84872d5slqn/wish/238420201 hannahireland2 https://padlet.com/hannahireland2/p84872d5slqn/wish/238420692 Definition
Red Herring - irrelevant information that distracts without addressing facts. This is done by misleading the topic of conversation to another topic to distract from the actual issue at hand.

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This video of the TV show Family Guy is an example of the Red herring red flag because it shows Mayor West avoiding the question being asked by leading the conversation into something way off topic. Brian then gives Lois advice by telling her to give short simple answers where she talks about irrelevant topics.]]> 2018-03-06 01:39:29 UTC https://padlet.com/hannahireland2/p84872d5slqn/wish/238420692 hannahireland2 https://padlet.com/hannahireland2/p84872d5slqn/wish/238421422 Definition
Ancient Wisdom - beliefs that have been passed down from ancestors which are seen as better than our modern way of living

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There were many people who said that the world was going to end on December 21st 2012 because they believed that was the last day according to the Mayan Calendar. It was said a planet called Nibiru was going to collide with Earth and that would be the end. In the below article they say the Mayan prophecy was a "misconception from the very beginning."]]> 2018-03-06 01:43:07 UTC https://padlet.com/hannahireland2/p84872d5slqn/wish/238421422 hannahireland2 https://padlet.com/hannahireland2/p84872d5slqn/wish/238421649 Definition
Confirmation Bias - the tendency to remember events that coincide with beliefs, and ignore or forget those that don’t

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In 2011 there was a widespread rumour that Barack Obama wasn't born in the United States. A photo of his birth certificate was released to prove he was born in the country but there were still skeptics. The state of Hawaii had to release a statement saying the document was authentic.  ]]> 2018-03-06 01:44:08 UTC https://padlet.com/hannahireland2/p84872d5slqn/wish/238421649 hannahireland2 https://padlet.com/hannahireland2/p84872d5slqn/wish/238421856 Definition
Suppression by Authority - when someone of authority, like the government or a big corporation, conceal information in an attempt to protect their belief or ultimate goal

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There is a theory that the government already has a cure for cancer but to continue receiving money for the required treatments they have not told anyone about these cures. Some also say they pay off the people who have found these cures so they keep quiet. ]]> 2018-03-06 01:44:56 UTC https://padlet.com/hannahireland2/p84872d5slqn/wish/238421856 hannahireland2 https://padlet.com/hannahireland2/p84872d5slqn/wish/238422082 Definition
Unexplained - we don’t know what is currently unexplained

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For a long time now there have been countless ghost sightings made by people all over the world. But there hasn't been any scientific evidence that proves they are real.]]> 2018-03-06 01:45:54 UTC https://padlet.com/hannahireland2/p84872d5slqn/wish/238422082 hannahireland2 https://padlet.com/hannahireland2/p84872d5slqn/wish/238422213 Definition
Simplicity - a simple answer is made because there is no other easy explanation

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Crop circles have been an unexplained phenomenon for a very long time now and it seems like most people automatically assume that they are made by aliens. The easy explanation would be to say they are alien-made instead of coming up with a more logical explanation. This article states that scientists agree crop circles are actually man-made. ]]> 2018-03-06 01:46:36 UTC https://padlet.com/hannahireland2/p84872d5slqn/wish/238422213 hannahireland2 https://padlet.com/hannahireland2/p84872d5slqn/wish/238423230 Definition
Patternicity - the tendency to find patterns in meaningless noise

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The "Face on mars" is an example of Patternicity because it appears to be the face of a human and some may say this proves the idea of life on mars when it is most likely just a coincidence that the rock pattern formed into what looks like a human face. ]]> 2018-03-06 01:50:50 UTC https://padlet.com/hannahireland2/p84872d5slqn/wish/238423230 hannahireland2 https://padlet.com/hannahireland2/p84872d5slqn/wish/238449824 2018-03-06 04:27:13 UTC https://padlet.com/hannahireland2/p84872d5slqn/wish/238449824