blog number 6 unspun and toxic sludge

Many times we believe things to be true just because we hear them from a credible source. Instead of letting this happen all the time, we just question and check our sources. Unfortunately there are so many lies infiltrating the our minds every day that it becomes difficult to differentiate between the fact and the fiction. Instead of just automatically assuming things are true, we should check things and question them until we know for sure they are true. We must rely on ourselves, not on what seem to be factual resources. From now on instead of just agreeing with a source, I will make sure that other factual resources agree with them and I will use my own brain and cross check everything I hear.

Chapter 6- The Great Crow Fallacy

When reading chapter 6, The Great Crow Fallacy, I realized that a lot of the me we think we're recieving facts, when all along they are only ideas one person may have, that may have little to no real scientific evidence to support their claim. After thinking about this, I wonder how many times I have fallen into schemes similar to this one. I can recall several times in my life that I instantly believed what someone was telling me instead of taking the time to analyze their research or their evidence. Our culture is so concerned with getting things done quickly that we often overlook small details that can make or break the study. The Great Crow Fallacy discusses how one persons thoughts and unprofessional observations were manipulated to become "facts" that were actually researched. From now on, when hearing something that seems especially too good to be true, I will take the time to look at the details of the experiment and the research methods used instead of just assuming it to be true.