Are you part of the 29% of Americans who believe in the Loch Ness Monster? The Loch Ness Monster is one thing considered to be in the realm of paranormal. There are many different theories and opinions on whether it is real or not. After researching and studying this topic, I found that there have been over 1,000 sightings of Nessie (the monster’s nickname). It was also mentioned that the first photograph taken of Nessie was taken in 1933. In addition, there has been a description and drawing of the loch ness monster inside of a 12th-century manuscript. The three topics of replicability, honesty, and comprehensiveness will be used to examine this evidence. First and foremost, the topic of replicability will be used to examine the evidence
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It will be used to examine the evidence of a drawing and description of the Loch Ness Monster found in a 12th-century manuscript. Honesty is a rule that you must be honest with yourself about the conclusions you discover after researching something. I think that “A Field Guide to Critical Thinking” has a really good way of explaining this rule by saying, “The rule of honesty means that you must accept the obligation to come to a rational conclusion once you have examined all the evidence.” After further investigating this piece of evidence, I realized that I had to be honest with myself. The drawing of Nessie in the manuscript looked nothing like the monster described today. It looked more like a lion than a sea monster that people have reported to have seen in the Loch Ness Lake in Scotland. First off, studying the Loch Ness Monster would be kind of challenging because the first thing I would do to start investigating is going to the lake where it lives. However, the lake is in Scotland and that is a pretty far distance away. Once I get there, I would see if there is any obvious evidence of its existence. If not, I would conduct an experiment to find out. For my experiment, I would collect multiple water samples from different areas around the
It will be used to examine the evidence of a drawing and description of the Loch Ness Monster found in a 12th-century manuscript. Honesty is a rule that you must be honest with yourself about the conclusions you discover after researching something. I think that “A Field Guide to Critical Thinking” has a really good way of explaining this rule by saying, “The rule of honesty means that you must accept the obligation to come to a rational conclusion once you have examined all the evidence.” After further investigating this piece of evidence, I realized that I had to be honest with myself. The drawing of Nessie in the manuscript looked nothing like the monster described today. It looked more like a lion than a sea monster that people have reported to have seen in the Loch Ness Lake in Scotland. First off, studying the Loch Ness Monster would be kind of challenging because the first thing I would do to start investigating is going to the lake where it lives. However, the lake is in Scotland and that is a pretty far distance away. Once I get there, I would see if there is any obvious evidence of its existence. If not, I would conduct an experiment to find out. For my experiment, I would collect multiple water samples from different areas around the