Mothman Mystery

Mothman please note assignment has two separate questions and are to be answered as such. 1. Let’s keep this one really simple, because the heart of the whole Mothman mystery is undoubtedly the 1967 collapse of the Silver Bridge in West Virginia, which tragically killed 46 unfortunate souls.  It’s likely that if the mysterious creature had not become associated with the bridge disaster, very few people would have ever even known about the seven foot winged monster with glowing red eyes.  Or am I wrong about that? What do you think?  Would we even be discussing Mothman (even in a class about the paranormal) if it was not for the associated disaster?  And how, actually, did an alleged flying monster even become associated with a true disaster?  What “evidence” had been proffered to suggest that there actually is a connection? NOTE: We are looking at how society and individuals connect the paranormal with actual events so it’s not at all necessary for you to believe any of this.  I’m not sure what I believe about this mysterious monster, but I am intrigued that some people have made this connection and have come up with – for them and others – a rational explanation as to why.  And this is what we are interested in. So maybe it’s even more of a psychological or even sociological question that I am asking here…. 2. Let’s take the position that the Mothman is nothing more than misidentifications, untrue statements and/or outright hoaxes and we are looking for clues that this is correct. In a dazzling essay of no less than 500 words, please clearly address the following thoughtful questions from your favorite instructor: In the attached document, there are a number of highlighted words and phrases that give a sense of timing, location, and events that are clearly in the realm of the paranormal, unusual, creepy or just downright scary.  How does the description and the narrative all combine to lend a certain “credibility” to the legitimacy of the Mothman? Or, does it? Are these cues used in fictional literature, tv and movies? Where and how?  What events or descriptions in the movie mirror what is found in the document?  How was the movie presented so that you, the viewer, will believe that the Mothman was/is a real creature?  How successful do you think this was done?  Or, is the movie unconvincing? You know this question was coming, but after all of the information that we know about these events, how likely is it that the Mothman existed, and, what is your take on the connection between a large scary bat-like creature and the actual tragedy of the sudden collapse on December 15, 1967 of the 700-foot bridge Point Pleasant bridge? How could these two things be related? *Use the following links/resources to answer the above questions. Answers should be no less than 500 words for each, include appropriate citations and be free from grammatical errors.* https://skepticalinquirer.org/newsletter/mothman-revisitedinvestigating-on-site/ https://www.thestar.com/life/travel/2008/01/19/mothman_still_a_frighteningly_big_draw_for_tourists.html The attached document was compiled from several popular online sources that all contend that the Mothman is real, there are a number of key points that are often found in descriptions of other paranormal phenomena, many of which have little or nothing to do with the events of Point Pleasant in 1966-67.