Overreliance On Anecdotes

Overreliance On Anecdotes
One of many warnings of pseudoscience is the overreliance on anecdotes. As defined in class (Mackenzie 2016), anecdotes are unreliable sources of
evidence as they are testimonials from others that generally support data gathered from a study. The research description mentioned how celebrity
actress Blake Lively listened to Mozart and other classical music during her pregnancy. According to Blake Lively, this action has made her child
remarkably intelligent. This is a problematic anecdote as we do not know if she "properly" followed the study. We are unsure of whether she listened
to music for 30 minutes, one hour, or two hours as there is no control over the possible factors. Thus, this anecdotal evidence cannot be taken into
consideration.
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Stoetson Kennedy Anecdotes
The various facts, statistics, anecdotes, and studies used in chapter 2 are as follows: the lynching of blacks from 1890–1969 statistic, the outline of
Stetson Kennedy's efforts to take down the KKK, Drew Pearson's radio report from November 17, 1948, the price of term life insurance falling in the
1990s, David Hillis' New York Times article, the Weakest Link voting data, commonly used real
–estate terms, the dating site data, and the New York
1989 mayoral race. I found the outline of Stetson Kennedy's efforts to be the most convincing piece of evidence; The anecdote is a primary example
of how powerful information can be, how hoarding it is extremely effective for inducing fear, and how revealing it empowers the public. I found the
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When it comes to Latinos, the authors tell us that "Other contestants seem to view Latinos as poor players, even when they are not." (77) There is no
evidence stating how well Latinos performed; The only proof of discrimination given is that contestants supposedly see them as poor players, but not
that the Latinos chosen weren't poor players in the first place. Similarly, the authors claim that the elderly "are eliminated far out of proportion to their
skills." (77) Again, the claim contains no evidence that they possessed good or bad skills. This major lack of context and evidence that voters claimed
to be fair–minded makes for a very flawed example of people hoarding information to manipulate their appearance. The authors, Steven D. Levitt and
Stephen J. Dubner, use blatant examples, statistics, and their economic background to establish credibility with the reader. I believe they are being
honest, because they provide the names of the events and statistics provided, allowing the reader to simply look up the event / statistic backing up it's

Othering: A Short Story
Othering happens everyday without us noticing. We go hang out with people like us, similar to us, but don't talk to or try to be anywhere near people
who are different. For example smart people usually hang out with other smart people, or the athletic kids hang out with the other athletic kids. Some
people don't notice it because they grew up like that. Othering has embedded itself into our world, and most people have no idea its happening.
I see othering everyday. When something happens in the world everyone is talking about it and if it's race related people avoid those people. After all,
it only takes a spark to start a whole blaze. And in middle school it's worse. People don't usually get all the facts so they fill up the empty spaces...show
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I have friends spanning across tons of groups. Smart, athletic, popular, unpopular, slow, fast, etc. I don't judge people by the world's standards. I
don't look at people and if they wear glasses I don't think, "nerd." I get to know people's and see who they are then. Sure, people still judge me, and
they associate me with a certain group, but I don't do that. The reason I do that it because I've been judged like that before and hate that. When I
first moved here, I knew no one. I try to talk to someone, and they look at me if I was crazy. For a week living here, no one talked to me because I was
the new kid. That was easily the worst week of my life. So same thing doesn't happen too them, I don't judge.
But othering truly started in the past. It was so common in the past, it managed to stay alive this long. Othering started happening in Egypt. That was
when slavery started. Because this started it would lead too many Centuries of othering and mistreatment because of the color of people's skin. Now,
if they had just treated everyone the same, none of have happened. No africans taken from their homes, no racism. It carried over to america to. But
othering not just by the color of their skin, but also political party. Jefferson and Hamilton ought for years because of parties and it split the

Reflection On Loss And Grief
Loss and grief are aspects of life which, unfortunately, every person will experience at some point in time. As a student nurse, it is important to
begin to expand our knowledge with this topic as it is likely we will come across the experience of loss and grief over the course of our career.
Friedrich. and Wustenhagen (2017) describe grief as a strong emotion precipitated by the loss of a person or aspect of life. We can begin to prepare
for these consequences in order to provide the proper care and comfort to those experiencing loss. A fellow student and I facilitated a group discussion
with other students in our seminar to critically reflect on grief reactions, meaning–making theory and therapeutic communication from an article we
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Therapeutic communication is patient focused, establishes trust and includes caring for all aspects of health including mental, spiritual and physical
(Martin & Chanda, 2016). Students felt comfortable sharing ideas during the planned discussions. Prior to the facilitation, my partner and I had written
out a lengthy list of possible ideas we had wanted the participants to highlight, all of which they had outlined. After each student shared their idea, we
responded in a way to demonstrate active listening by reflecting. To reflect, I would respond by acknowledging the idea presented followed by
expanding slightly to further understand what was being conveyed. Reflecting generated a response from each student with them either agreeing, or
explaining it further. We used open–ended questions to generate a thoughtful response, essentially avoiding one–word answer statements. After a
student had presented an idea, I asked her if she could expand on it. Following the open–ended question, the student continued to convey her idea in a
way everyone understood, establishing effective communication with the group. Martin and Chanda (2016) outline the effectiveness of therapeutic
communication in creating a trusting relationship between the nurse and patient which allows the patient to express thoughts and feelings openly.
Building up rapport with our fellow students allowed them to feel

Essays
The five–paragraph essay Main article: Five paragraph essay Some students' first exposure to the genre is the five paragraph essay, a highly structured
form requiring an introduction presenting the thesis statement; three body paragraphs, each of which presents an idea to support the thesis together
with supporting evidence and quotations; and a conclusion, which restates the thesis and summarizes the supporting points. The use of this format is
controversial. Proponents argue that it teaches students how to organize their thoughts clearly in writing; opponents characterize its structure as rigid
and repetitive. [edit] Academic essays Longer academic essays (often with a word limit of between 2,000 and 5,000 words) are often more...show more
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A description is usually arranged spatially but can be chronological or emphatic as well. The focus of a description is the scene. Description uses tools
such as denotative language, connotative language, figurative language, metaphor, and simile to arrive at a dominant impression.[2] [edit] Narrative A
narrative uses tools such as flashbacks, flash–forwards, and transitions that often build to a climax. The focus of a narrative is the plot. When creating a
narrative an author must determine their purpose, consider their audience, establish a point of view, use dialogue, and organize the narrative. A
narrative is usually arranged chronologically.[3] [edit] Exemplification An exemplificationessay is characterized by a generalization and relevant,
representative, and believable examples including anecdotes. A writer needs to consider their subject, determine their purpose, consider their audience,
decide on specific examples, and arrange all the parts together when writing an exemplification essay.[4] [edit] Comparison and Contrast Compare and
contrast is characterized by a basis for comparison, points of comparison, analogies, and either comparison by object (chunking) or by point
(sequential). Comparison highlights the differences between two or more similar objects while contrasting highlights the differences between two or
more objects. When writing a

I Just Love You
– My soul was burdened by the events that took place in the summer of '12 – I was never a fan of the heat, nor the way the sun rose so early, or how it
leaked through my curtains to shine on my face first thing in the morning. My grandfather appreciated all the small thing in life, like how the sun
never failed to be bright. One thing in the world that he could count on, one things he was certain would greet him. As long as the grass was green,
and the sun was warm everything was alright. Was it because he was old and every day he lived was another blessing? Did he see something far
more impressive than a ball of flames? Or was I blind. Or both. Only 12 years old, I was. And the world was a terrible, cold place that thrived on
pain. Where parents weren't fit to be guardians, and children could hardly be called kids. It was so evil. It's something you learn with age, that the
world isn't ugly. It is those who inhabit it that make it what it is. The world is a mere victim of it's own creation. My grandfather was the greatest
man. Deaf from one ear, blind from another eye. He functioned, a hard worker, he was, always looking out for the family, for his kids, and the
saddest part is that he never got the thanks he deserved. It hurts to write about him. I am not worthy whatsoever to tell the tale of this man who raised
me and watched over me like the angel he is, and the tears in my eyes are just a fragment of the pain he left behind. Missing

Foer's Anecdotes
Many different authors and writers use different styles and techniques to engage and persuade the intended audience of their work. Writers try to
establish a good connection with the readers to cause the readers to believe their claims. For a writer to be able to engage their reader and keep their
attention is a very important engagement strategies. In the book "They Say, I say," two authors have theirwriting inside and they use different strategies
to engage and persuade their readers. The first writer is Gladwell. Gladwell writes about how technology will not be the reason for social change in
the world. The other writings strategies being evaluated is Foer. Foer writes about how he is against eating meat and his own personal evidence and
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Both writers are effective with their strategies. Foer uses anecdotes to create personal connection and open up to the reader to engage them, while
Gladwell uses anecdotes to excite the reader. Foer's way of using anecdotes engages younger readers much easier than Gladwell's. Younger readers
tend not to read through Foer's personal anecdotes as lies and see his anecdotes as his own personal experiences. Gladwell's anecdotes may attract
older generations easier, because his anecdotes are stories from the past. These anecdotes can cause nostalgia in the older readers and may cause
them to be more engaged and interested in reading. However, Foer does an overall better job of engaging most readers. Foer keeps his essay very
personal all the way through. He is writing almost like a friend telling you just to try being vegetarian. It keeps the reader more engaged, because
readers would rather have friend talk to them, than a guardian figure pushing an idea onto them.
The ability to engage the reader and keep their attention is one of the most important skills a writer needs and must utilize. Foer and Gladwell both
use anecdotes to engage their readers, however in somewhat different ways. Foer opens up to the reader and makes an emotional connection, while
Gladwell tries to interest the reader and create a hunger for knowledge. Both these writers are very skillful with this strategy and are able to keep their
readers

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