Jack MahoneyEnglish 123 The “Brandenburg test” is a ruling that is best known for giving America “shouting fire in a theater” as an aphorism describing actions that have a tendency to cause panic and “create a clear and present danger” through sedition or lawlessness (Keller). The Brandenburg test is different from clear and present danger …
Monthly Archives: April 2020
English HW 4/16
Jack MahoneyEnglish 123 The internet played the most important role in victimizing Marcel Fontaine. Once the photo was posted of him on 4chan, fake news was immediately created against him. People believed he was a communist because of the shirt he was wearing and that because he was homosexual these false claims were made easily.Being …
English 123 HW 4/13
Jack MahoneyEnglish 123 1.Contradictory: Conspiracy theorists can simultaneously believe in ideas that are mutually contradictory. An example of this would be that Princess Diana was murdered but that she also faked her own death.2.Overriding Suspicion : This extreme degree of suspicion prevents belief in anything that doesn’t relate to the conspiracy directly. Nefarious Intent: The …
English HW 4/5
What is van Prooijen’s definition of “conspiracy theory”? [Right There] To what degree does van Prooijen’s definition match Merlan’s? [Text + You] The writer’s definition of “conspiracy theory” is the suspicion that a group of actors have joined together in a secret agreement to plan evil acts. (Paragraph 6). Although Merlan believes that conspiracy theories …
