critical thinking unit 8

WPBC emotional

lack control

WPBC cognitive

stress, fear causes us to not think

proportionality bias

behind conspiracy theories

illusion of control

overestimate ability to control

narrative bias

we love stories

WPBC personality variables

personality traits that make up persons distinctive characters

paternity

see patterns that don’t exist

Agency detection

see smth as result of human action, even when not

WPBC Social variable

Desire to belong

2nd bullet

majic bullet bc people think bullet would have to bend if the governor was sit directly behind JFK

Oswald didn’t work alone

No trial

Who killed JFK

Soviet Union-cold war

More variables involved in conspiracy - wrong

Simplest explanation is usually correct

more people involved in conspiracy - wrong

people talk we would find out

false flag

act committed w intento of hurting someone else

more infallible the conspiracy - wrong

things go wrong we aren’t superheros

more conspiracies theories a source has - wrong

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evidentory refutation goes up - wrong

experts disagree people will just say they are also in on it

conspiracy

plan between 2 or more people to something unlawful

conspiracy theory

only an allegation of a secret plan between 2 or more people to do something unlawful without evidence