1. Introduction

a. Attention acquiring material – see if a voluntary from the category is willing to set themselves in a superstitious state of affairss. interrupting a mirror. walking under a ladder. etc. b. Thesis statement – I will be speaking about superstitious notions and why we are superstitious c. Preview subtopics – I will utilize the cause/effect organisational form. First. I will speak about what superstitious notions are ( a general definition ) . and travel a little into the history of superstitious notions. Second. I will speak about why we are superstitious and the general psychological science behind the rites d. Credibility statement – I will chiefly utilize the beginnings Web MD. Psychology Today and Forbes

2. Body 1

a. I will speak about what superstitious notions are ; strike harding on wood. avoiding black cats. etc. I will somewhat touch on the difference between being superstitious and mental upsets such as OCD. B. Attention acquiring material – I will either set on a baseball chapeau or acquire a ball and expose a common athleticss superstitious notion c. Present grounds

I. More than ? of Americans admitted to being at least a small superstitious # ( Gallup canvass via Forbes ) two. Once you get into superstitious notions that involve inordinate numeration. such as tapping a light switch 3 times before turning the light on/off is truly a mark of OCD # ( Web MD ) three. Michael Jordan wore his UNC trunkss under his uniform in every game. In order to cover them up he started have oning longer trunkss which inspired the current tendency in the NBA # ( athleticss illustrated ) four. What if you were walking down the pavement? Would you leap over the lines in order to avoid interrupting your mother’s back? * ( conjectural )

3. Body 2

a. I will travel over the 7 Torahs of superstitious thought
I. Objects carry kernel
1. Ocular assistance – Piece of jewellery or vesture
2. Evidence – Imagine how of import things are to you that belonged to a loved one? * ( conjectural )

two. Symbols have power
1. Ocular assistance – 4 foliage trefoil
2. Evidence – Imagine how difficult it is to happen one of these in a whole spot of trefoils? Hence the fortune associated with it. * ( conjectural )

three. Actions have distant effects
1. Evidence – ( Karma ) Rebirth is a cardinal construct of Hinduism. Buddhism. Jainism and Sikhism. # ( Fact )

four. The head knows no bounds
1. Evidence – I remember a few times when I have called friends and they said “I was merely believing about you! ” them presuming they have some kind of mild head power. * ( Lay testimony )

v. The psyche lives on

1. Ocular Aid – show a cartridge holder of extrasensory activity ( if there is clip ) 2. Evidence – “our psyches are built from something much more cardinal than neurons” . # ( Expert testimony )

six. The universe is alive

1. Ocular assistance – show phone and speak about how when it doesn’t work. it’s taking “revenge” against me 2. Evidence – an experiment was done demoing college pupils 3 forms that moved around a screen. the pupils described these forms with humanistic footings. # ( fact )

seven. Everything happens for a ground

1. Evidence – “coincidences…are the manna of charming thinking” # ( adept testimony ) Explain the significance of grounds – The grounds I have for my address shows facts and stats of Americans and their superstitious wonts. The stuff I will show will be recognizable ( Michael Jordan ) and relatable ( childhood superstitions-crack V momma’s back )

I will wrap up by stating how scientifically. everything is non every bit connected as we tend to believe – objects are merely objects. etc.

4. Decision

a. Restate chief points – no affair how much we learn about this “magical thinking” even the experts that study the psychological science behind it are still prone to traversing their fingers even if it’s merely a gesture or wont b. Closure and concluding idea – Even those of us who “know better” are readily prone to superstitious thought. Whether karma. fortune or fate is existent. we as worlds will ever seek to happen something to explicate the unkown.