Bigfoot Analysis P-OT

P-OT	Definition	Example	Comment
Presumptions, The normal	Based on a reference group or experience.	Pg 1: “It was not a bear. We have a bear here by the deck, so I know what bears look like standing up to the reach feeder.	She has seen a bear before and is familiar with them and says that this did not look like a bear.
Presumptions, The Normal	Based on a reference group or experience.	Pg 1: “That looks like a chimp!”	She has seen a chimp before, so she was able to use a chimp’s body as a model for Bigfoot’s body type.
Succession, Pragmatic	Evaluation of an act through consequences.	Pg 1: “Later in the day I went out to that area with my small dog. She refused to even walk…by our feeder a few weeks ago.”	Honestly, this isn’t really a big deal. Chihuahuas are moody. Some days my chihuahuas are bold and other days their skittish. There isn’t a huge correlation.
Illustration, Import	Event calls attention to rule’s possible applications.	Pg 2: “she went to her neighbor’s house to ask if he had anyone staying with him…anyone/anything that morning.”	Bigfoots have human-like feet. There was no person that was seen that could have made these footprints so it had to be a Bigfoot.
Facts/Truths, Supposed	Agreed upon reality. Probable data.	Pg 3: “Two of those sightings have been on/near their road, one being a face to face encounter by a local hunter a few miles from their home.”	If this is true then it’s likely she was a Bigfoot, but that only if this report is real.