For this discussion, complete one main post (1A and 1B) : Sarah Dzubay's "An Outbreak of the Irrational"

Part 1A

The central point of Sarah Dzubay’s “An Outbreak of the Irrational” is that vaccines are safe to consume since they protect the population from diseases with high infectivity rates like measles. The author supports this argument by citing the case of the 2015 Measles outbreak that emerged long after the eradication of this disease in America. The author supports her opinion using credible sources such as the World Health Organization and scientific articles published in peer-reviewed journals like BMC Public Health. She also presents a counterargument where she cites cases of children who developed health complications after vaccination. She, however, refutes these claims by noting that the vaccines only acted as triggers to these conditions, meaning that the children had other underlying factors responsible for these complications (Dzubay, 2023)

Part 1 B

Ideaman (2018) produced this video to show that reason always prevails in the end. The director also wishes to highlight the presence of false information disseminated through popular media. The tone of this video is sarcastic, where the producer criticizes the majority who believe in irrational ideas. The video is intended for a critical audience that is challenged to always question the ideas held by the majority of people. I agree with the producer’s argument that misleading information is at large, and reason is required to judge information before agreeing to all comments available in the media. The video is a reflection of the current political and economic landscape where politicians and scrupulous businessmen peddle misinformation for selfish gains. The video’s channel is a credible source, although the contents of the video are not.