Questions for "Patternicity: Finding Meaningful Patterns in Meaningless Noise" - 14 views

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  #1 Jacqueline Ramsay on 20 Oct 11

   

  1. How is the polis affected by the theory stating that people will choose patternicity over doubting/questioning after evaluating the costs of each? How will incorrect causal associations affect society?
  
  2. How do politicians use patternicity to their advantage when storytelling?

   

  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">1. How is the polis affected by the theory stating that people will choose patternicity over doubting/questioning after evaluating the costs of each? How will incorrect causal associations affect society? <br /> <br /> 2. How do politicians use patternicity to their advantage when storytelling?</div>

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  #2 Gaby Ramirez Castorena on 21 Oct 11

   

  Well I think that incorrect casual associations affect society because they in turn lead society to believe or follow incorrect assumptions, or assumptions that are not necessarily the best when it comes to the polis as a whole. I think politicians use patternicity to their advantage when storytelling because, in a way, it scared people off when they think about both sides of the argument, and which side would be worse. People then use this information, which could be incorrect, to base their decisions on what policy to vote for, or what politician to elect/vote for,

   

  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Well I think that incorrect casual associations affect society because they in turn lead society to believe or follow incorrect assumptions, or assumptions that are not necessarily the best when it comes to the polis as a whole. I think politicians use patternicity to their advantage when storytelling because, in a way, it scared people off when they think about both sides of the argument, and which side would be worse. People then use this information, which could be incorrect, to base their decisions on what policy to vote for, or what politician to elect/vote for,</div>

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  #4 cj_woldanski on 21 Oct 11

   

  I think politicians use patternicity when they are giving speeches at different events. For example, a politician goes to a church and gives a speech he will probably use a story of how religion affected his life or how it affected someone else. Or a politician goes to a laboratory and gives a speech on science. So it depends how a politician will use patternicity but ultimately they will use it.

   

  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">I think politicians use patternicity when they are giving speeches at different events. For example, a politician goes to a church and gives a speech he will probably use a story of how religion affected his life or how it affected someone else. Or a politician goes to a laboratory and gives a speech on science. So it depends how a politician will use patternicity but ultimately they will use it.</div>

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  #5 Tavish Dunn on 21 Oct 11

   

  By generally choosing patternicity over doubting, the polis is quick to assign blame to the first target presented without giving it much thought or investigation. The public will quickly blame one of the first people or groups suspected of being the cause of a problem, even if there is little suspicion. If incorrect causal associations are adopted by the public, society will waste time and resources trying to prevent a false cause from causing the problem. As a result, not only will the problem continue, the thing believed to be the cause will be hurt by society's efforts and the society in general will be hurt by focusing its efforts in the wrong manner.

   

  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">By generally choosing patternicity over doubting, the polis is quick to assign blame to the first target presented without giving it much thought or investigation. The public will quickly blame one of the first people or groups suspected of being the cause of a problem, even if there is little suspicion. If incorrect causal associations are adopted by the public, society will waste time and resources trying to prevent a false cause from causing the problem. As a result, not only will the problem continue, the thing believed to be the cause will be hurt by society's efforts and the society in general will be hurt by focusing its efforts in the wrong manner.</div>

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  #6 Lauren Frenkel on 21 Oct 11

   

  I would have to agree with Tavish,patternicity allows the polis to place blame easily. It is felt that further research is not needed therefore false problems are created. lot of time and effort is made to prevent a problem that could perhaps be non existent. This continuous cycle postpones progress and solutions.

   

  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">I would have to agree with Tavish,patternicity allows the polis to place blame easily. It is felt that further research is not needed therefore false problems are created. lot of time and effort is made to prevent a problem that could perhaps be non existent. This continuous cycle postpones progress and solutions.</div>

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