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Conspiracy theories propose secret plots by powerful groups and rely on three key principles - nothing happens by accident, things are not always as they seem, and everything is connected. People are drawn to conspiracy theories for reasons like maintaining a positive self-image and desire for understanding and control. Common biases that fuel belief in conspiracies include confirmation bias and proportionality bias. Two well-known conspiracy theories discussed in the document are that Princess Diana's death was staged and the flat earth theory that photos of a round earth are fake.
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conclusion. But now things are taking a turn down crackpot alley. So I take a deep breath and decide to
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Conspiracy theories
- 2. What is A Conspiracy Theory? The belief that a group of people - often powerful people - collaborate in secret to make plans that are widely seen as evil
- 3. To Be More specific ● Have No “real” evidence ● Not Universally accepted ● Concerns people of higher powers (Usually) Conspiracy Theories generally...
- 4. Conspiracy theories rely that the universe is governed by design, and embody three principles: Nothing happens by accident, nothing is as it seems, and everything is connected “ According to... By Barkun, M
- 5. ● Event or a situation done by government or powerful actors ● To reach their goals Why do people Make conspiracy theories
- 6. Why do people believe Conspiracy theories? ● The desire to maintain a positive self-image ● The desire for understanding and certainty ● The desire for control and security
- 7. The Biases We Hold
- 8. Confirmation Bias Our tendency to interpret new evidence as confirmation of one’s existing beliefs or theories ProjectionProportionality BIas Our tendency to believe that causes are proportional to effects in importance Our assumption that another's tastes or preferences will remain the same over time
- 10. Details of the Theory ● Princess Diana was in a car crash during her holiday in France with Dodi Fayed. ● 4 people were found in the car;Diana,Dodi,Henri Paul(The driver),and Trevor Rees-Jones(Dodi’s bodyguard) ● Diana was rushed to the hospital.She died due to her internal injuries,and supposedly due to the paparazzi not helping,and only taking pictures. ● The crash was caused by the driver of the car losing control of his vehicle. According to the police,it appears that he had drugs in his bloodstream.
- 11. Why it's a conspiracy.
- 13. Details of the Theory “Flat Earthers” believe that… - Gravity Doesn’t exist - Photos of the globe are fake;photoshopped - Since it’s easier to fake the moon landing and etc, the government sector profits on all the funding NASA receives.
- 15. To Conclude...
- 16. You simply cannot invent any conspiracy theory so ridiculous and obviously satirical that some people somewhere don’t already believe it “ - Robert Anton Wilson
- 17. Thank You For Listening :)
- 18. reference 1. Ludden, D. (2016). Why Do People Believe in Conspiracy Theories?. [online] Psychology Today. Available at: https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/talking-apes/201801/why-do-people-believe-in-conspiracy-theories 2. Pappas, S. (2018). Flat Earth: What Fuels the Internet's Strangest Conspiracy Theory?. [online] Live Science. Available at: https://www.livescience.com/61655-flat-earth-conspiracy-theory.html [Accessed 7 Mar. 2018]. 3. Hogenboom, M. (2018). The enduring appeal of conspiracy theories. [online] Bbc.com. Available at: http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20180124-the-enduring-appeal-of-conspiracy-theories [Accessed 7 Mar. 2018]. 4. Buckley, T. (n.d.). Why do some people believe in conspiracy theories?. [online] Scientific American. Available at: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-do-some-people-believe-in-conspiracy-theories/ 5. Barkun, M. (2013). A culture of conspiracy: apocalyptic visions in contemporary America. 6. Harper, P. (2017). What are the Diana conspiracy theories? Some still believe it wasn't an accident. [online] The Sun. Available at: https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/4160097/princess-diana-death-conspiracy-theories-paris-1997/ 7. Jordan, W. (2013). YouGov | 38% of Brits think Princess Diana's death 'NOT an accident'. [online] YouGov: What the world thinks. Available at: https://yougov.co.uk/news/2013/09/17/38-brits-princess-dianas-death-was-not-accident/
- 19. Questions? We have answers, (Maybe) :)