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Filter It Through a Brain Cell
Can you recognize bad thinking, manipulative advertising and tricky arguments when you see them? How about your kids - how will they know whether the memes they're seeing on social media are really true? Critical thinking is the most important skill you can have when you’re living in a world...
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356. Influencer Red Flags Miniseries, Part 13: “I’m just asking questions…”
In this miniseries, we are spotting Biases in the Wild and looking at the phrases that online Influencers say and the biases behind them.
355. Influencer Red Flags Miniseries, Part 12: “I have discernment…”
In this miniseries, we are spotting Biases in the Wild and looking at the phrases that online Influencers say and the biases behind them.
354. Influencer Red Flags Miniseries, Part 11: “Our side is the critical thinking side…”
In this miniseries, we are spotting Biases in the Wild and looking at the phrases that online Influencers say and the biases behind them.
353. Influencer Red Flags Miniseries, Part 10: “This will Destroy Everything…”
In this miniseries, we are spotting Biases in the Wild and looking at the phrases that online Influencers say and the biases behind them.
352. Influencer Red Flags Miniseries, Part 9: “If you support X, you support Y.”
In this miniseries, we are spotting Biases in the Wild and looking at the phrases that online Influencers say and the biases behind them.
351: Influencer Red Flags Miniseries, Part 8: “The Science is Settled…”
In this miniseries, we are spotting Biases in the Wild and looking at the phrases that online Influencers say and the biases behind them.
350: Influencer Red Flags Miniseries, Part 7: “The Bible clearly says…”
In this miniseries, we are spotting Biases in the Wild and looking at the phrases that online Influencers say and the biases behind them.
349. Influencer Red Flags Miniseries, Part 6: “You need to educate yourself!”
In this miniseries, we are spotting Biases in the Wild and looking at the phrases that online Influencers say and the biases behind them.
348. Influencer Red Flags Miniseries, Part 5: “They don’t want you to know…”
In this miniseries, we are spotting Biases in the Wild and looking at the phrases that online Influencers say and the biases behind them.
347. Influencer Red Flags Miniseries, Part 4: “Most people don’t realize…”
In this miniseries, we are spotting Biases in the Wild and looking at the phrases that online Influencers say and the biases behind them.
346. Influencer Red Flags Miniseries, Part 3: “Hot Take…”
In this miniseries, we are spotting Biases in the Wild and looking at the phrases that online Influencers say and the biases behind them.
345. Influencer Biases Mini-series, Part 2: “You don’t care enough about…”
In this Mini-series, we are spotting Biases in the Wild and looking at the phrases that online Influencers say and the biases behind them.
344. Influencer Biases Mini-series, Part 1: “Why is nobody talking about…”
In this miniseries, we are spotting Biases in the Wild and looking at the phrases that online Influencers say and the biases behind them.
343. The Pessimism Bias | Critical Thinking for Middle School
Have you ever talked yourself out of something before you even tried? This might be why...
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342. The Moral Credential Effect Bias | Logic for Teens
Does feeling like a good person make us more prone to overlooking our own sketchy behavior later?
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341. The Overconfidence Effect Bias | Critical Thinking for teens
What does leaving your coat at home on a chilly day have to do with critical thinking?
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340. The Affect Heuristic | Critical Thinking for Middle & High School
Should you trust your gut feeling?
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338. The Disposition Effect | Critical Thinking for Teens
Would you rather get a win or avoid a loss?
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337. The Ostrich Effect Bias | Logic for Kids
Avoiding bad news doesn't make it go away!
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336. The Illusion of Transparency Bias | Critical Thinking for Teens
News flash: other people can't read your mind!
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335. The Attentional Bias | Logic for Middle and High School
Ever wonder why we remember certain things but not others?
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334. The Steelmanning Technique | Critical Thinking for Teens
Here's a simple technique to help your slow your brain down so that you aren't letting biases sneak in!
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333. How do I start teaching critical thinking to my kids?
Here's how to start teaching critical thinking to your kids!
Links mentioned in this episode:
The Homeschool Co-Op Resource Bundle: Find i...
339. The Projection Bias | Logic for Middle and High Schoolers
Why do we tend to assume other people feel the same way about things that we do?
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332. The Hard-Easy Effect Bias | Cognitive Bias for Teens
You'll get to hear how I experienced this Bias myself just a few months ago!
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331. The IKEA Effect Bias | Logic for Teens
If you've ever put together a piece of furniture from Ikea, you'll relate to this bias!
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330. The Hot Hand Fallacy Bias | Critical Thinking for Teens
Have you ever seen someone who seems to be on a "hot streak"? Check out how our brains interpret it!
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329: The Barnum Effect Bias | Critical Thinking for Middle and High Schoolers
Why do people fall for vague statements like those in horoscopes and fortune-telling?
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328. The Mere Exposure Effect Bias | Critical Thinking for Middle School
Ever wondered why politicians put out SO. Many. Signs. while they're campaigning?
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327. The Just-World Hypothesis Bias | Biases for Students
Do we always deserve the outcomes we get in life?
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326. The Frog Pond Effect | Critical Thinking for Teens
Social comparison can make us see ourselves inaccurately!
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325. Can you name the fallacy and the bias in this real-life example?
See if you can name the fallacy and the bias in this real-life conversation!
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324. The Fading Affect Bias | Logic for Teens
What a relief that we don't have to feel as mortified years after tripping in the hall as we did the day it happened!
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323. The Gell-Mann Amnesia Effect | Biases for Teens
If we can easily recognize when a media source gets something wrong in an area we know a lot about, shouldn't that make us question the other things i...
322. The Authority Bias | Critical Thinking for Middle and High School
Why do our brains put so much trust in what people in authority tell us?
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321. The Bikeshedding Bias | Logic for Middle & High School
Why do we seem to get hung up on trivial matters while glossing over difficult, more important ones?
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320. Apophonia | Critical Thinking for Teens
Have you ever noticed the 'Man in the Moon'? This explains why we see faces in unexpected places!
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319. The Streisand Effect | Critical Thinking for Students
Why does trying to hide something just make people want to find it even more?
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318. The Google Effect Bias | Biases for Teens
As I like to say: Critical thinking is some of the hardest work you'll do, which is why so few people do it!
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317. The Hostile Media Effect Bias | Critical Thinking for Teens
We're not really that good about recognizing unbiased news when it's about something we feel strongly about!
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