American Dream » Sun Jun 22, 2014 7:20 pm wrote:KeenInsight » Sun Jun 22, 2014 1:56 pm wrote:
The phrase for real investigated work into conspiracy, whatever it may be from a mere crime of two plotting to rob something, to state power plotting to illegally overthrow another countries government, or heinous plots to assassinate or obfuscate information, should be known as "conspiracy analyzing."
I can fully endorse the use of this terminology- makes complete sense.
I disagree and think that this is demonstrably false.
Analysis is a very specific mental operation is is concerned with breaking down into component parts and elements.
As such, it is just one part of critical thinking which itself is an important ingedient for investigating possible conspiracies. However, pseudoskeptics will declare that this is ALL that is required.
My assertion is that synthesis, making associations, pattern thinking, intuition, gut feeling, mapping, opportunity thinking, imagination, systemic thinking, scenario building, backcasting, creative thinking and lateral thinking are all approaches which are very important in the paraculture context.
They are not analysis.
It is the very lack of these processes which seem to derail people who are waving the 'logic' and 'evidence' flags.
If one wants conspiracy 'analysis' (aka RI with the 'I' removed) then Metabunk is the place to be.
