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Filter It Through a Brain Cell — 364 episodes
365. How to Change Your Brain with Dr. W. Lee Warren
364. Thinking in the Age of AI miniseries part 5: Use AI without becoming dependent
363. Thinking in the Age of AI miniseries part 4: AI sounds like an expert but it’s not!
361. Thinking in the Age of AI miniseries, Part 2: The hidden risk of personalizing AI
360. Thinking in the Age of AI miniseries, Part 1: Why AI always agrees with you, even when you’re wrong!
359. Influencer Red Flags Miniseries, Part 16: “Do your own research…”
358. Influencer Red Flags Miniseries, Part 15: “It’s not that complicated…”
357. Influencer Red Flags Miniseries, Part 14: “There’s no evidence…”
356. Influencer Red Flags Miniseries, Part 13: “I’m just asking questions…”
355. Influencer Red Flags Miniseries, Part 12: “I have discernment…”
354. Influencer Red Flags Miniseries, Part 11: “Our side is the critical thinking side…”
353. Influencer Red Flags Miniseries, Part 10: “This will Destroy Everything…”
352. Influencer Red Flags Miniseries, Part 9: “If you support X, you support Y.”
351: Influencer Red Flags Miniseries, Part 8: “The Science is Settled…”
350: Influencer Red Flags Miniseries, Part 7: “The Bible clearly says…”
349. Influencer Red Flags Miniseries, Part 6: “You need to educate yourself!”
348. Influencer Red Flags Miniseries, Part 5: “They don’t want you to know…”
347. Influencer Red Flags Miniseries, Part 4: “Most people don’t realize…”
346. Influencer Red Flags Miniseries, Part 3: “Hot Take…”
345. Influencer Red Flags Miniseries, Part 2: “You don’t care enough about…”
344. Influencer Red Flags Miniseries, Part 1: “Why is nobody talking about…”
343. The Pessimism Bias | Critical Thinking for Middle School
342. The Moral Credential Effect Bias | Logic for Teens
341. The Overconfidence Effect Bias | Critical Thinking for teens
340. The Affect Heuristic | Critical Thinking for Middle & High School
338. The Disposition Effect | Critical Thinking for Teens
337. The Ostrich Effect Bias | Logic for Kids
336. The Illusion of Transparency Bias | Critical Thinking for Teens
335. The Attentional Bias | Logic for Middle and High School
334. The Steelmanning Technique | Critical Thinking for Teens
333. How do I start teaching critical thinking to my kids?
339. The Projection Bias | Logic for Middle and High Schoolers
332. The Hard-Easy Effect Bias | Cognitive Bias for Teens
331. The IKEA Effect Bias | Logic for Teens
330. The Hot Hand Fallacy Bias | Critical Thinking for Teens
329: The Barnum Effect Bias | Critical Thinking for Middle and High Schoolers
328. The Mere Exposure Effect Bias | Critical Thinking for Middle School
327. The Just-World Hypothesis Bias | Biases for Students
326. The Frog Pond Effect | Critical Thinking for Teens
325. Can you name the fallacy and the bias in this real-life example?
324. The Fading Affect Bias | Logic for Teens
323. The Gell-Mann Amnesia Effect | Biases for Teens
322. The Authority Bias | Critical Thinking for Middle and High School
321. The Bikeshedding Bias | Logic for Middle & High School
320. Apophenia | Critical Thinking for Teens
319. The Streisand Effect | Critical Thinking for Students
318. The Google Effect Bias | Biases for Teens
317. The Hostile Media Effect Bias | Critical Thinking for Teens
316: The Naïve Realism Bias | How to Recognize Biases
315. The Fundamental Attribution Error Bias | Logic for Teens
314. The Blind Spot Bias | Cognitive Bias for Teens
313. Why is Psychological Stamina so important? | Critical Thinking for Teens
312. The Disinhibition Effect | Critical Thinking for Teens
311. Persuade like Charlie | 8 Steps to an effective debate
310. The Identifiable Victim Effect Bias
309. The Ingroup Bias | Critical Thinking for Teens
308. The False Uniqueness Effect | Cognitive Biases for Teens
307. The Labeling Effect Bias: The scary consequences of unchecked biases!
306. How To Raise a Kid Who Never Questions Anything (Warning: Satire Ahead!)
305. The Empathy Gap Bias | Critical Thinking for Teens
304. The Ambiguity Effect | Cognitive Biases for Teens
303. The Optimism Bias | Critical Thinking for Teens
302. The Illusion of Control Bias | Critical Thinking for Teens
301. The Omission Bias | Cognitive Biases for Teens
300. The Impact Bias | Critical Thinking for Teens
299. The Forer Effect Bias | Cognitive Biases for Teens
298. The Decoy Effect | Critical Thinking for Teens
297. The Cheerleader Effect | Cognitive Biases for Teens
296. The Action Bias | Critical Thinking for Teens
295. How to Stop Being Afraid of the News | Media Bias for Teens
294. Media Bias Mini-series: Elite vs. Populist Bias
293. Media Bias Mini-series: Photo Bias | Biases & Critical Thinking for Teens
292. Media Bias Mini-series: Negativity Bias | Biases & Critical Thinking for Teens
291. Media Bias Mini-series: Word Choice | Biases & Critical Thinking for Teens
290. Media Bias Mini-series: Subjective Qualifying Adjectives | Biases & Critical Thinking for Teens
289. Media Bias Mini-series: Omission of Source Attribution
288. Media Bias Mini-series: Bias by Story Choice & Placement | Cognitive Biases for Teens
287. Media Bias Mini-series: Bias by Omission
286. Media Bias Mini-series: Flawed Logic
285. Media Bias Mini-series: Slant | Critical Thinking for Teens
284. Media Bias Mini-series: Mind Reading | Critical Thinking for Teens
283. Media Bias Mini-series: Mudslinging
282. Media Bias Mini-series: Sensationalism
281. Media Bias Mini-series: Opinion Statements Presented as Facts
280. Media Bias Mini-series: Unsubstantiated Claims
279. Media Bias Mini-series: Spin
278. Media Bias Miniseries: What is Media Bias?
277. The Framing Effect
276. How On Earth Could They Think That?!
275. The Hindsight Bias
274. The Outcome Bias
273. The Spotlight Effect
272. The Primacy Effect
271. The Recency Effect
270. The Negativity Bias | Critical Thinking for Teens
269. The Horn Effect
268. The Halo Effect
267. How to Recognize ‘Happy Lies’ with Melissa Dougherty
266. The False Consensus Effect
265. The Loss Aversion Bias
264. The Endowment Effect
263. The Availability Bias
262. Critical Thinking Led Me to Christ with High School Teacher Will Reusch
261. The Anchoring Bias | Cognitive Biases for Teens
260. The Actor-Observer Bias
259. The Self-Serving Bias
258. The Belief Bias
257. The Curse of Knowledge Bias
256. The Dunning-Kruger Effect
255. The Confirmation Bias
254. Real-life Consequences of Unrecognized Biases
253. What is a Cognitive Bias?
252. The Argument from the Negative Fallacy
251. Critical Thinking Applied: How to Think About Race and CRT with Monique Duson
250. Let's Make Critical Thinking Cool Again (Season 1 Wrap-Up)
249. Critical Thinking Applied: How to Think About Big News Stories
248. Critical Thinking Applied: How to Think About Justice with Theology Mom, Krista Bontrager
247. Critical Thinking Applied: How to Watch Movies with Wisdom & Discernment with Brian Godawa
246. Critical Thinking Applied: What Critical Thinking ISN'T!
245. Critical Thinking Applied: The Power of Asking Questions
244. Critical Thinking Applied: How to think about Feelings & Emotions with Noble Gibbens
Critical Thinking Applied: When's the last time you changed your mind?
242. Critical Thinking Applied: Fixed vs. Growth Mindset
241. Critical Thinking Applied: How to think about Gender Identity with Ricky Chelette
240. Critical Thinking Applied: The Laws of Logic and the Transgender Argument with Dr. Frank Turek
239. Critical Thinking Applied: How to talk about your faith with people who disagree with you with Lindsey Medenwaldt
238. Critical Thinking Applied: How to escape a controlling environment
237. Critical Thinking Applied: 15 Characteristics of an Unhealthy Organization
236. Critical Thinking Applied: Do Faith & Logic Mix? With Shanda Fulbright
235. Critical Thinking Applied: The Logic of Abraham Lincoln
234. Critical Thinking Applied: Why Truth Matters with Dr. Jeff Myers
233. The Allness Fallacy
232. The Appeal to Prejudice Fallacy
231. The Proof Surrogate Fallacy
230. The Argument by Innuendo Fallacy
229. The Self-Refuting Statement
228. The Fallacy of Opposition
227. The Broken Window Fallacy
226. The Traitorous Critic Fallacy
225. The Nutpicking Fallacy
224. The Definist Fallacy
223. The Appeal to Definition Fallacy
222. The Meaningless Question Fallacy
221. The Magical Thinking Fallacy
220. The Fallacy of Every and All
219. The Shoehorning Fallacy
218. The Appeal to Stupidity Fallacy
217. The ‘Just in Case’ Fallacy
216. Failure to Elucidate
215. The Appeal to the Law Fallacy
214. The Pragmatic Fallacy
213. The Begging the Question Fallacy
212. The Incomplete Comparison Fallacy
211. The McNamara Fallacy
210. The Ludic Fallacy
209. Can you name this fallacy?
208. Data Dredging: Statistical Fallacy Miniseries #9
207. Self-Selection Bias: Statistical Fallacy Miniseries #8
206. Regression to the Mean : Statistical Fallacies Miniseries #7
205. Survivorship Bias: Statistical Fallacies Miniseries #6
204. Base Rate Fallacy: Statistical Fallacies Miniseries #5
203. The Ecological Fallacy: Statistical Fallacies Miniseries #4
202. The Confounding Variable: Statistical Fallacies Miniseries #3
201. Simpson’s Paradox: Statistical Fallacies Miniseries #2
200. The Misuse of Averages: Statistical Fallacies Miniseries #1
199. How to Think About Conspiracy Theories: Part 2
198. How to Think About Conspiracy Theories: Part 1 with Connor Boyack
197. Self-Refuting Statement - Propaganda Tactics Miniseries #15
196. Quote Mining - Propaganda Tactics Miniseries #14
195. Baseless, False & Misleading Claims - Propaganda Tactics Miniseries #13
194. Hypnotic Bait & Switch - Propaganda Tactics Miniseries #12
193. Labels, Slogans & Virtue Words - Propaganda Tactics Miniseries #11
192. Hyperbole - Propaganda Tactics Miniseries #10
191. Fault as Virtue - Propaganda Tactics Miniseries #9
190. Dysphemism & Euphemism- Propaganda Tactics Miniseries #8
189. Scapegoating - Propaganda Tactics Miniseries #7
188. FUD & FOMO - Propaganda Tactics Miniseries #6
187. Dog Whistle - Propaganda Tactics Miniseries #5
186. Projection - Propaganda Tactics Miniseries #4
185. Minimization - Propaganda Tactics Miniseries #3
184. Muddy the Waters - Propaganda Tactics Miniseries #2
183. Adding Qualifiers - Propaganda Tactic Miniseries #1
182. The Appeal to Extremes Fallacy
181. The link between marketing and human psychology
180. The Appeal to the Beard
179. The Divine Fallacy
178. The Appeal to Faith Fallacy
177. The Appeal to Equality Fallacy
176. The Argument from Omniscience Fallacy
175. The Appeal to Bribery Fallacy
174. The Appeal to Force Fallacy
173. The Politician's Syllogism Fallacy
172. The Notable Effort Fallacy
171. The Fake Precision Fallacy
170. The Quantum Physics Fallacy
169. The Galileo Gambit
168. The Argument by Pigheadedness
167. What is a 'Deepity'?
166. What is a 'Thought-Terminating Cliche'?
165. The Ipse Dixit Fallacy
164. The Moral Equivalence Fallacy
163. The Moralistic Fallacy
162. The Naturalistic Fallacy
161. The Job's Comforter Fallacy
160. The 'Draw Your Own Conclusion' Fallacy
159. The Fallacy of Bulverism
158. The Big Brain/Little Brain Fallacy
157. The 'What's The Harm' Fallacy
156. The Appeal to Intuition Fallacy
155. The Argument to the Future Fallacy
154. The Argument to the Purse Fallacy
153. The Appeal to Closure Fallacy
152. The Sherlock Holmes Fallacy
151. The Gish Gallop Fallacy
150. 4 Simple Ways to Practice Critical Thinking - Part 2
149. 4 Simple Ways to Practice Critical Thinking - Part 1
148. The Kafka Trap
147. DoubleSpeak
146. The Irrelevant Thesis Fallacy
145. The Cherry Picking Fallacy
144. The Fallacy of Ignoring a Common Cause
143. The Argument by Example Fallacy
142. The Inconsistency Ad Hominem Fallacy
141. The Circumstantial Ad Hominem Fallacy
140. The Fallacy of Confusing Explanations and Excuses
139. The Burden of Proof Fallacy
138. The Biased Generalization Fallacy
137. The Appeal to Silence Fallacy
136. The Pique Technique
135. The Ingratiation Technique
134. The Low-Ball Technique
133. The Foot in the Door Technique
132. The Door in the Face Technique
131. Part 7: How to argue & debate… and do it well!
130. Part 6: How to argue & debate… and do it well!
129. Part 5: How to argue & debate… and do it well!
128. Part 4: How to argue & debate… and do it well!
127. Part 3: How to argue & debate… and do it well!
126. Part 2: How to argue & debate… and do it well!
125. Part 1: How to argue & debate… and do it well!
124. The Guilt Trip Fallacy
123. The Apple Polishing Fallacy
122. The Appeal to Group Identity Fallacy
121. The Appeal to Common Practice Fallacy
120. The Accident Fallacy
119. The Rationalization Fallacy
118. The Appeal to Common Belief Fallacy
117. What to do when someone uses a fallacy in a conversation
116. The Snow Job Fallacy
115. The 'Two Wrongs Make a Right' Fallacy
114. The Oversimplified Cause Fallacy
113. The Ad Hoc Fallacy
112. The 'If By Whiskey' Fallacy
111. The Appeal to Privacy Fallacy
110. The 'I'm Entitled to my own Opinion' Fallacy
109. The 3 Laws of Logic, pt 3: The Law of the Excluded Middle
108. The 3 Laws of Logic, pt 2: Law of Non-Contradiction
107. The 3 Laws of Logic, pt 1: Law of Identity
106. The Demonic Justification Fallacy
105. 3 Steps to Crazy Good Thinking
104. The Card Stacking Fallacy
103. The Plain Folks Fallacy
102. The Testimonial Fallacy
101. The Big Lie Fallacy
100. Artificial Intelligence & Losing our Ability to Think + Celebrating 100 Episodes!
99. The Transfer Fallacy
98. The Glittering Generalities Fallacy
97. The Fallacy of Ambiguity
96. The Blind Loyalty Fallacy
95. The Wicked Motive Fallacy
94. The Noble Motive Fallacy
93. Critical Thinking is Offensive: 4 hard truths you need to embrace to truly think well
92. The Chronological Snobbery Fallacy
91. The Appeal to Spite Fallacy
90. The Nirvana Fallacy
89. The Toupee Fallacy
88. How well can you recognize the Fallacies when you see them?
87. Whataboutism
86. The Spotlight Fallacy
85. The Sunk Cost Fallacy
85. The Victim Fallacy
83. The Relativist Fallacy
82. The Psychologist’s Fallacy
81. The Fallacy of Misleading Vividness
80. The Fallacy of Presentism
79. The Historian’s Fallacy
78. The Non Sequitur Fallacy
77. The Furtive Fallacy
76. The Alphabet Soup Fallacy
75. The Appeal to Ridicule Fallacy
74. How to have a conversation with someone who believes differently than you: with my 15-year old daughter, Lena
73. 4 Simple Tools for Brain Surgery: Part 4
72. 4 Simple Tools for Brain Surgery: Part 3
71. 4 Simple Tools for Brain Surgery: Part 2
70. 4 Simple Tools for Brain Surgery: Part 1
69. The Argument Against Self-Confidence (Argumentum Ad Fidentia)
68. The Reification Fallacy
67. Personification
66. The Pathetic Fallacy
65. The Appeal to Hitler Fallacy (Argumentum ad Hitlerum)
64. The Guilt by Association Fallacy
63. The Poisoning the Well Fallacy
62. Can we really know truth? With Elizabeth Urbanowicz from Foundation Worldview
61. Appeal to the Consequences of a Belief
60. Summer Break
59. The first step to culture-proofing your kids
58. Good thinking is the foundation for apologetics: Interview with Apologist Brett Banford
57. Moving the Goalposts (Manipulation mini-series: Part 12)
56. Peer Pressure (Manipulation mini-series: Part 11)
55. Special Knowledge (Manipulation mini-series: Part 10)
54. Reciprocity (Manipulation mini-series: Part 9)
53. Confusion (Manipulation mini-series: Part 8)
52. Love-Bombing (Manipulation mini-series: Part 7)
51. Exclusivity (Manipulation mini-series: Part 6)
50. Repetition (Manipulation mini-series: Part 5)
49. For Your Own Good (Manipulation mini-series: Part 4)
48. Snob Appeal (Manipulation mini-series: Part 3)
47. False Urgency (Manipulation mini-series: Part 2)
46. Gaslighting (Manipulation mini-series: Part 1)
45. The Gambler's Fallacy
44. The Anecdotal Fallacy
43. The Burden of Proof Fallacy
42. The Fallacy of Accent
41. The Ambiguity Fallacy
40. The No True Scotsman Fallacy
39. The Personal Incredulity Fallacy
38. The Hasty Generalization Fallacy
37. 6 simple ways to help your teen (and you!) learn to think for themselves
36. The Whole to Part Fallacy
35. The Part to Whole Fallacy
34. 10 questions to help you think about online drama (the Chris Rock & Will Smith debacle)
33. The Weak Analogy Fallacy
32. The Middle Ground Fallacy
31. The Fallacy Fallacy
30. The Appeal to Heaven Fallacy
29. The Appeal to Possibility Fallacy
28. The Appeal to Ignorance Fallacy
27. The Appeal to Novelty or High-Tech Fallacy
26. The Appeal to Tradition Fallacy
25. The Appeal to Fear Fallacy
24. The Appeal to Pity Fallacy
23. The Appeal to Emotion Fallacy
22. Let's talk propaganda
21. The Appeal to Nature Fallacy
20. The Appeal to Authority Fallacy | Critical Thinking for Teens
19. The Bandwagon Fallacy
18. The Genetic Fallacy
17. The Tu Quoque Fallacy
16. 5 Essentials to having a GOOD conversation
15. The Loaded Question Fallacy
14. The Fallacy of Equivocation
13. The Circular Reasoning Fallacy
12. The Texas Sharpshooter Fallacy
11. The Slippery Slope Fallacy
10. The Special Pleading Fallacy | Logical Fallacies for Teens
9. The Red Herring Fallacy
8. The Strawman Fallacy
7. Ad Hominem Attack
6. Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc | Logical Fallacies for Teens
5. The Either/Or Fallacy: creating a false dilemma
4. The two enemies of good thinking
3. Why don't we learn critical thinking in school?
2. What is a logical fallacy?
1. Why a podcast on how to think? Critical thinking for teens