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Prompt 2
Pseudoscience? There’s a lot of wild stuff on the internet. Nestled between videos of pandas cuddling and people yelling at other people playing video games is a lot of “secret truths they don’t want you to know about!” Below is a list of a bunch of videos like this. Whether they’re about UFOs, astrology, crystal healing, ancient civilizations, transgender people, or something else, they all engage science and scientific expertise. They might justify themselves as alternate knowledge against a mainstream, or try to establish the expertise of the speaker, or offer different forms of empirical or logical evidence to back up their claims. Sure, at first glance they may seem to be “pseudoscience,” but your job is to go past the first glance and explain if, why, and how. Apply the topics, concepts, readings, and debates from one or more of classes 2, 3, 4, and 5 to a video of your choosing. If you like, you may compare two videos. Is your video pseudoscience? Why? How does the video seek to counter that accusation either implicitly or explicitly? How are science (and pseudoscience), evidence, argument, authority, and/or expertise implicitly or explicitly constructed and marshalled in defense of the video’s claims? As you are analyzing the video (or videos), make sure you describe it and give specific examples to illustrate your arguments. The paper should be 900-1500 words, citations not included. It will be evaluated on
A) Clarity and correctn

ess of the writing,
B) A clear and well-made argument,
C) Full and clear description of your materials (i.e., the video(s) your analyzing),
D) Correct and insightful application of course ideas and readings to your analysis. When you submit your paper be clear to label the prompt used. Possible videos: 1. Flat Earthers vs Scientist: Can We Trust Science?  2. Mom Researches Vaccines, Discovers Vaccination Horrors and Goes Vaccine Free  3. Healing with Crystals Part 1  4. Sedona’s Mysterious Energy Vortex  5. What you need to know about the PINEAL GLAND and the secret to PSYCHIC ABILITIES  ndex=20 6. Colossus Certified Biological in origin by MFU  7. Examination Of An Elongated Paracas Skull In Peru  &index=20&t=36s 8. Faith Goldy: Is Soy Feminizing the West?  &index=9 9. Atlantis and the Creation of Races  10. How to Detox Your Body in 10 Minutes (MY DETOX SECRET) – Fit Tuber londonessays.com QPF6OezA0Y&ab_channel=MontrealGazetteMontrealGazetteVerified 11. The Science Behind How Acupuncture Helps Relieve Pain: A Doctor of Chinese Medicine Explains  12. How to Use Astrology to Improve Your Life londonessays.com… 13. Twin Flames and Soul Mates In Love  14. Steven Crowder: Transgenderism is Ideology NOT Science! (Dr. Leonard Sax Uncut) | Louder With Crowder  de 15. Four Climate Scientists Destroy Climate Change Alarmism – Heartland Institute  16. The Truth about CO2 – PragerU  You may find your own video in a similar style if you prefer.