Conspiracy Theories Explained

conclave Theories ExplainedIntroduction combination supposition is a subject that awakens our signified of interest and curiosity. Knowing that what we argon told may not be true, catchs us privation to know more than approximately that subject and, sometimes, any opposite theory that solacementer us, seems more legit. These theories are want a darker situation of some huge til nowts, that the organisation and/or other secret facilities want to hide from the society, and the society tends to be suspicious, leading to an misgiving round the authorized statements. This subject is precise exciting for our group because its something that makes us rummy and it has to do with our possible future job as part of the media.We excessively chose this theme because we think its a very good dash to start out the interest of our school mates, to be more curious and develop their sense of investigation.A person whos curious approximately something like theories of teachspi racy is a person that is curious about everything and thats very important in social communication students like us. Furthermore, curiosity has always been one of the most important characteristic of human beings, because if we werent curious, we wouldnt extradite discovered how to make fire yet.Ana Rita RebeloWhat are Conspiracy Theories and why do state tend to remember them?The word cabal comes from Latin, con (with) and spirare (breathe). By joining breathing and with, we get whispering, which presuppose a secret. So, confederation is a group of people who act in secret.Conspiracy theories are non-proven alternative explanations for circumstances or horizontal upts, usu all(a)y created by someone or a group who has an opinion that goes against the formal version of the same episode. The creators and devotees of those theories that are back up and confirmed by respectable institutions or highly credible people, are usually sceptics about the explanations that is given t o the society, so they come up with theories that pause an alleged secret plan, led by a secret concretion of powerful organizations and individuals (Freedman 2000)1.The majority of people, who believe on these kinds of theories, commence lost their assent in politics, or on the hierarchical power that rules the country. Those leaders in charge are considered to be double-crossers and ruthless people, so any official explanations that come from them are immediately declined or causes a lot of uncertainty within society. This leads to an increased reliability in any other unofficial explanation.Other common feature in believers of federation theories is fear. If, for example, it had occurred a terrorist approach shot or a natural disaster, we would feel powerless and panicking, so we would more easily believe in any theory that can comfort us, even if it goes against the official explanation and if it cant be proved.Ana Rita RebeloHow do people create theories of conspiracy?1- Define your Conspiracy subject effectChoosesomething people befall puzzling,conspiracy theories develop where people are mystified, confused and curious. plurality have the in need to feel that there is sense in what happens in the world, thats why when we dont understand them well make a story/theory for why events happen.2 Make sure what you choose to explain is world-shattering to enough readers.If your subject isnt significant to other people they wint even give you the time to explain your theory cause theyre not into it, so if you want your theory to spread, be known and have followers/supporters youll have to choose an interesting subject, not just for you bur for others, something with a commodious impact in society and the world.3 Identify the historic periodnts responsible for the ConspiracyYou always have to find someone to put the blame on, ordinarily people dont easily accept the fact that things happened because it was supposed to, like when a natural disaste r occurs some people accept that it wasnt our fault, others have to find someone to put the blame on and accuse as the culprit.4 Connect the DotsMake the links between the subject you chose and the actors (those responsible for the conspiracy), revelation what has been industriously hidden by the conspirators until now.Some examples of the conspiracy theories are the neglect of Adolf Hitler and the planning of 11th September.Ana Rita LoureiroExamples of Conspiracy TheoriesThere are documents that prove that Hitler didnt committed suicide in 1945, after knowing that Nazis didnt won the war. Moreover, its believed that he escaped in a submarine to Argentina. 2 journalists, Simon Dunstan and Gerrard Williams, wrote Grey Wolf The Escape Of Adolf Hitler that talks about the journey manger his arrival, and the life he had in Argentina. Some people even believed that the renowned skull that have the bullet hole of Hitlers suicide is not his head, save RochusMisch, Hitlers former ra dio operator and the last survivor of the Berlin bunker, says he saw the bodies of the boss and Eva von Braun with his_own_eyes.2 About 11th September, many people refuse the official story. Many of them believe that the attack was generated by the US presidency, to provide political benefits to the country. Supposedly, the plan was explained to terrorists so that they could prepare the attack because, for the society, is intimately impossible to believe that 19 terrorists managed to cause all that chaos and destruction for themselves. In the Internet, there is a theory that says that if we write in the raillery Q33 NY in the font wingdings, we obtain, which reminds us of the attack that caused the crash of the jibe towers and the death of a lot of US citizens. People who are fan of the theories of conspiracy fix to make some associations.Catarina PereiraHow the Government mutes the Social Media?Sometimes, a few journalists tend to investigate by their own something that they think it has to be investigated, even when their superiors stop that investigation. When they try to find out the truth about something that the government doesnt want them to find, what does the Government do?Conspiracy theories begin when journalists try to find the truth and try to tell the people what theyve discovered, that when the government doesnt want that truth to come out, its kinda easy to just mute the journalists that tried to speak to the society. A journalist is powerless compared to the government, so the government just speaks to the people and say thats not true, even when the journalists have a lot of tests. The government has a lot more influence on the society because we all know the power they have.Even if we consider believing that the conspiracy is true, the government can easily change our minds with the influence they have over the society, even over the social media. Some people cant even consider to believe in what the media say because of the influen ce that the government as over them. In the other hand, people that believe in the conspiracy theories dont listen to the government. Those people feel powerless about something and dont trust the political power and, sometimes, people that have evidence on their own, who saw or had experienced something, made them believe that conspiracy theories are actually true.Ana Margarida DinisConclusionIn one hand, we all know that Conspiracy theories are not easy to believe because it lacks of evidence and sustainable proves. But in the other hand, its a fact the people always tend to believe in theories and convictions that can comfort us, and sometimes, all the mystery involving some events, makes us a little point more curious, wary and open minded to this speculations. As Dan Brown says in Da Vinci Code, Everyone loves a conspiracy.Television, but mostly Internet, are the greatest boosters to make people believe in conspiracy theories. We found an article about this subject in a famous Portuguese magazine, that says that World capacious Web gives voice to a lot of crazy and scary conspiracy theories about everything people can imagine. To more depressing to the funnier, going through and through the absurd ()3.There are some sceptical people who patronage this theories, and also people who consider them ridiculous. But we, as a bio, psico, socio and cultural beings, believe that even if we arent sure about something, we have to reinforcement an open mind and we cant reject it without knowing at least a little bit about the subject.Ana Rita RebeloWebgraphyBRAIN, Marshall (n.d.). How Conspiracy Theories Work. How stuff Works?.Available inhttp//people.howstuffworks.com/conspiracy-theory.htm Consultedin nineteenth May, 2014DEWSBURY, Rick HALL, Allan HARDING, Eleanor (18th October, 2011).Did Hitler and Eva Braun flee Berlin and die (divorced) of old age in Argentina?. occasional Mail. 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