Power Balance Essay Assignment

Description NO GRAMMAR ISSUES, AND TRY NOT TO USE TOO MANY BIG WORDS. AND ADD WORK SITES PAGE AT THE END. USE MLA. YOU NEED TO SITE THOSE VIDEO ALSO Power Balance Essay Assignment Write a complete essay that uses critical thin" rel="nofollow">inkin" rel="nofollow">ing and science-based skepticism to analyze and explain" rel="nofollow">in the pseudoscientific claims of the Power Balance hologram bracelet. Your essay must explain" rel="nofollow">in how the Power Balance hologram bracelet does not and cannot improve your balance, your strength and your flexibility. Here are the main" rel="nofollow">in claims made by the spokesman for the Power Balance hologram bracelet quoted from the YouTube video we watched in" rel="nofollow">in class: What I have to demonstrate for you today is a revolutionary new product. What we’ve been able to do is harness naturally occurrin" rel="nofollow">ing frequencies and program them in" rel="nofollow">into a mylar hologram to help improve your balance, your strength and your flexibility. In the video, the spokesman had his partner perform three tests meant to demonstrate the bracelets effectiveness in" rel="nofollow">in improvin" rel="nofollow">ing balance, strength and flexibility. As I demonstrated in" rel="nofollow">in class, these tests are bogus. Your essay MUST do the followin" rel="nofollow">ing: 1. Explain" rel="nofollow">in the simple tricks behin" rel="nofollow">ind the three tests. Explain" rel="nofollow">in each test in" rel="nofollow">individually. 2. Quote from the above passage and explain" rel="nofollow">in how the pseudoscientific jargon is meanin" rel="nofollow">ingless, yet contributes to the perceived effectiveness of the product. 3. Explain" rel="nofollow">in how belief in" rel="nofollow">in the pseudoscientific claims made by Power Balance can be harmful. Explain" rel="nofollow">in why is it important for a person to develop solid critical thin" rel="nofollow">inkin" rel="nofollow">ing skills and employ skepticism when evaluatin" rel="nofollow">ing claims made by “performance enhancement” products and “alternative medicin" rel="nofollow">ine” practices, such as cuppin" rel="nofollow">ing. For examples, go to the website What’s the Harm? Requirements: 1. Your essay must be complete and in" rel="nofollow">include an in" rel="nofollow">introduction, thesis statement, body, and conclusion. Underlin" rel="nofollow">ine your thesis statement. 2. Your essay must quote only from the above passage; otherwise, use your own words to present the scientific explanation for why the Power Balance bracelet could not possible work as advertised. 3. Your essay must in" rel="nofollow">include a works cited page which cites the Power Balance Test Video. 4. Your essay must be 3-5 pages (750-1250 words) in" rel="nofollow">in length and conform to MLA format. For a full explanation of the pseudoscience behin" rel="nofollow">ind the hologram bracelet see the pamphlet Power Balance: Sports Enhancement or Placebo? by The James Randi Foundation.