In chapter 6 of unSpun, "The Great Crow Fallacy," a crow's intelligence regarding nut cracking is discussed. The chapter goes into great detail about the common mistake that people make of believing what they see. However sometimes things do not appear to be what they seem. For instance, a crow dropping a nut in front of oncoming traffic with the intention of the nut cracking, so the crow can eat it. Ultimately, this turned out to not be the case.
I believe a lot of times I do accept the things that I see rather than further investigation into the matter. It is easier than checking facts and sources. But I have realized that if i do not bother to look into the things I see on a daily basis than how will I ever know what is true? If I want to decipher between the things that are true and untrue than a little more effort may have to occur into the matter. If people would not have challenged the crow's intelligence then we would have given the crow more credit than it deserves.
After initially learning about propaganda I believed that the key to avoid being convinced about one thing or another was to be a careful observer of the messages that you receive. Although after reading the first couple chapters of Toxic Sludge is Good for You! I was informed that the best PR is the kind that isn't even noticed. It is blindly accepted without being labeled as a stunt or tactic to persuade.
Turns out things are not so clear in a lot of cases and it is up to us all to dig a little further for answers.
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