At exactly 12:23 AM on Sunday, August 31, 1997, England’s beloved Princess Diana Died in a car crash. Soon after, conspiracy theories surfaced. Are some of them true? There have been several comments about the Princess’s death, most of them concerning the fact that it was a planned assassination, and I am going to prove them wrong, because this theory cannot explain the extent of the plan. By rethinking their approach to this theory, people will realize that it was just another tragic car crash, and Princess Diana just happened to be in that car.…
This style of argument is continued throughout the article, linking his thesis of conspiracy theorists having distorted beliefs to evidence of their ridiculous claims and thought processes. Basically, Meig is saying that since the conspiracy theorists believe this, that means that they are unreasonable; and that dictates a deductive argument. His convincing premises are stated clearly and often, making his thesis stronger as one delves deeper into the…
“Any man’s insane who ‘thinks’ he can fool the government and the people (page 31).” This evidence is stating that nobody is likely to hide having books from the government. No one can outsmart the government, no one can be like them. They are starting to think about the government and they realize that what the government is doing is wrong. Another example of this is “They want to know what I do with all my time.…
Kevin Myers Professor Vollaro ENC 1101 6/25/16 Editorial 9/11 Conspiracy September 11, 2001, is remembered as most one of the most tragic and unbelievable days in United States history. No American will ever forget this day. Most likely ever person in the world was affected in some profound way affected. Our very freedom, our way of life, and our pride came under attack in a deadly series of terrorists attacks.…
Was President Kennedy killed by a lone gunman, or was there a conspiracy? Well, in my opinion there is no way that one man alone could have assassinated the head of the United States, there just had to be a conspiracy. During his presidency, John F. Kennedy made a quantity of enemies that all seem to have some type of relation with the assassination as a whole. The Kennedy administration experienced a tense standoff with the Soviet Union attempting house their missiles in Cuba. The Kennedy administration also attempted to overthrow the Cuban dictator Fidel Castro, but failed.…
The 7 Day Theory is an idea pushed by the proponents that attempt to find the smallest details of any situation in order to provide more support for the conspiracy. This evidence is very disputable, because some will slightly alter details in order to gain the evidence needed. Deep personal research is suggested when inspecting the details of the 7 Day Theory. The repetition of an occurrence of numbers can happen anytime. The Number 23, a movie from New Line Cinema, mentioned multiple occurrences of the number 23.…
The year is 1961 and the U.S. is six years deep in a space race with the Soviet Union to show off to each other who has the best air and space capabilities. President Kennedy gives a speech saying that we will go to the moon “not because it is easy, but because it is hard” (Engle). Less than a decade later, on July 20th, 1969 at 20:17:40 UTC, the Apollo 13 mission put Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin on the moon (“Theories”). Ever since that day the people have doubted the fact that we ever put people on the moon. An opinion poll found six percent of American believed the U.S. did not go to the moon, with it jumping to 20% after Fox released the 2001 documentary: Conspiracy Theory: Did We Land on the Moon?…
The Business plot, also known as "the White House coup" is a conspiracy theory that originated in 1933 when a group of wealthy Ameircan businessmen allegedly asked Retired Marine Corps Major General Smedley Butler to lead a fascist veterans' organization to overthrow President Franklin D. Roosevelt. When World War I ended in 1918, both veterans and the family of those who didn't survive the war were expecting a cash bonus from the American government as a compensation for the overseas service. The money, however, wouldn't have been paid out until 1945.…
“911 where’s your emergency?” There was no sound on the other line, complete silence. Kayla worked as an Emergency Dispatch Operator for three months, and so far the only calls she received were from drunk men who couldn’t figure out another option to get home and children calling for someone to rescue their kitten that were stuck in the trees. “Hello? Is anyone there?…
“That crunching sound is a sound I will never forget till the day I die. I watched people jump from the buildings knowing that there was nothing below to catch them”(Facts) On the day September 11th, 2001, four American airplanes were hijacked and crashed into American ground. September 11th was a day of horror and it left a mark on America. The attack changed America’s outlook on cultured people, security, flying and the government of the United States.…
The alternate history explains world events as resulting from the machinations of a powerful, dark cabal of secret organizations comprising the global elite: the banks, wealthy families like the Rockefellers and Rothschilds, non-official organizations like the Bilderburg Council, organized crime, shadowy agencies within the government, secret societies like Skull and Bones and the Freemasons, and so on. The Futility of Control Are there really ultra-intelligent, ultra-competent people on top whose plans actually work and whose technologies actually succeed in molding the world to their plans? Or are the elites of our civilization as confused and scared as the rest of us, responding to events that, at every turn, take on a life of their own? The futility of control is written into the…
I had always been fascinated by modern mysteries and conspiracy theories, but before this class, I had no clue what to accept and how to analyze the information that I was presented to me. I chose the topic of the Moon Landing, because it enabled me to take a second look at the conspiracy theory through a new lens of experience. To understand where this idea of a hoax originates, we need to understand what was going on before the Apollo 11 moon landing. Starting in the 1950s, America was in a cold war with Soviet Russia, which was less of a physical battle and more of a challenge of who had a better structured government. It was a challenge of superiority that eventually led to the space race in 1955.…
Confessions of an Economic Hit Man: How accurate is it? Confessions of an Economic Hit Man, as narrated by John Perkins – who claims that he started writing the book in the 80’s, but was persuaded either through threats or bribes to stop – tells the story of how he began as an Economic Hit Man (EHM) and his professional activity with Chas. T. Main, an “independent” utilities consultant to the governments of various developing countries.…
Every human being has the ability to decide what they believe and what they do not. At a very early age, we develop judgement that allows us to choose whether or not to accept certain claims. These assertions may be tempting, but our reasoning allows us to critically analyze the information with respect to all of our previous knowledge. These claims may be faith based, fact-based, or opinion. Without recognizing it, we take every bit of information we gather, analyze it, and decide whether we accept its validity.…
You see the numbers 666 and fear the devil, you notice a pentagram and imagine witchcraft, and with no doubt you associate the triangle formed by your hands with The Illuminati— an elite organization of leaders around the world. The Illuminati’s mysterious persona and ominous presence has turned into an enticing, yet fearful conspiracy theory around the world. I am going to discuss one of the most popular conspiracy theories of the 21st century regarding The Illuminati, or The New World Order, which is that globally known musician Beyoncé is a member of the Illuminati. This conspiracy theory is illogical because it incorporates conformation bias of conspiracy theorist, as well as lacks sound proof that Beyoncé’s career and family are influenced…