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Filter It Through a Brain Cell

Filter It Through a Brain Cell

Hosted by: Kathy Gibbens

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?...

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313. Why is Psychological Stamina so important? | Critical Thinking for Teens

Season #2 Episode #313

Thinking well is hard work...which is why a lot of people don't do it. Here's how to develop what I like to call Psychological Stamina.   Want to test yourself on how well you can recognize fallacies in real...
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314. The Blind Spot Bias | Cognitive Bias for Teens

Season #2 Episode #314

Studies have shown we ALL have the tendency to commit this bias!   Want to test yourself on how well you can recognize fallacies in real life? Take the Meme Fallacy Quiz! www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/quiz Learn...
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315. The Fundamental Attribution Error Bias | Logic for Teens

Season #2 Episode #315

 Why do we assume the terrible drivers we see on the road are just "idiots"?    Want to test yourself on how well you can recognize fallacies in real life? Take the Meme Fallacy...
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316: The Naïve Realism Bias | How to Recognize Biases

Season #2 Episode #316

Why do we assume we're the one who sees things correctly?   Want to test yourself on how well you can recognize fallacies in real life? Take the Meme Fallacy Quiz! www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/quiz Learn more...
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317. The Hostile Media Effect Bias | Critical Thinking for Teens

Season #2 Episode #317

We're not really that good about recognizing unbiased news when it's about something we feel strongly about! Want to test yourself on how well you can recognize fallacies in real life? Take the Meme Fallacy...
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318. The Google Effect Bias | Biases for Teens

Season #2 Episode #318

As I like to say: Critical thinking is some of the hardest work you'll do, which is why so few people do it! Want to test yourself on how well you can recognize fallacies in real life? Take the Meme Fallacy...
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319. The Streisand Effect | Critical Thinking for Students

Season #2 Episode #319

Why does trying to hide something just make people want to find it even more? Want to test yourself on how well you can recognize fallacies in real life? Take the Meme Fallacy...
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320. Apophenia | Critical Thinking for Teens

Season #2 Episode #320

Have you ever noticed the 'Man in the Moon'? This explains why we see faces in unexpected places! Want to test yourself on how well you can recognize fallacies in real life? Take the Meme Fallacy...
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321. The Bikeshedding Bias | Logic for Middle & High School

Season #2 Episode #321

Why do we seem to get hung up on trivial matters while glossing over difficult, more important ones?   Want to test yourself on how well you can recognize fallacies in real life? Take the Meme Fallacy...
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322. The Authority Bias | Critical Thinking for Middle and High School

Season #2 Episode #322

Why do our brains put so much trust in what people in authority tell us? Want to test yourself on how well you can recognize fallacies in real life? Take the Meme Fallacy...
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323. The Gell-Mann Amnesia Effect | Biases for Teens

Season #2 Episode #323

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 it's telling us?   Want to test yourself on how well you can...
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324. The Fading Affect Bias | Logic for Teens

Season #2 Episode #324

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!   Want to test yourself on how well you can recognize fallacies in real life? Take the Meme Fallacy...
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