Key Stage 4Conspiracy Theories

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In 2005 a series of strange rumours spread through East

London…

• http://www.digitaldisruption.co.uk/the-vampire-conspiracy/category/the-vampire-conspiracy/

Do you believe in the Vampire Conspiracy?

• http://www.digitaldisruption.co.uk/the-vampire-conspiracy/category/what-you-need-to-know/

How are you being influenced? Just a few of the techniques…

•Bandwagon•Assertion•Lesser of two evils•Scapegoating•Down with the kids•Transfer•Diversion•Misrepresentation of the facts•Playing to your emotions

How are you being influenced?

1. Why do people believe in conspiracy theories?

2. What conspiracy theories do you know?

Pair work;

Why do people believe in conspiracy theories

63% of registered American voters believe in at least one political conspiracy theory.

Conspiracy theories appear to be a way of reacting to uncertainty and powerlessness.

A rational leap to understand what just happened,

Does the Internet and other media sources make us paranoid?

Are they forms of cynicism, a turning away from politics and traditional media?

Well known conspiracy theories