Welcome to the Filter It Through a Brain Cell podcast, the podcast that is all about recognizing bad thinking, whether it’s coming from other people or from yourself! In this episode, I'll tell you the story behind the Filter It Through a Brain Cell podcast, why I started it and who it's for. Want to test yourself on how well you can recognize fallacies in real life? Take the Meme Fallacy Quiz! www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/quiz. So glad you're here! To connect with me: think@filteritthroughabraincell.com  Instagram: @FilterItThroughABrainCell To get notified when new episodes drop: www.filteritthroughabraincell.com

Welcome to the Filter It Through a Brain Cell podcast, the podcast that is all about recognizing bad thinking, whether it’s coming from other people or from yourself! In this episode, I'll tell you the story behind the Filter It Through a Brain Cell podcast, why I started it and who it's for. Want to test yourself on how well you can recognize fallacies in real life? Take the Meme Fallacy Quiz! <a href="http://www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/quiz" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/quiz</a>. So glad you're here! To connect with me: <a href="mailto:think@filteritthroughabraincell.com">think@filteritthroughabraincell.com </a> Instagram: @FilterItThroughABrainCell To get notified when new episodes drop: <a href="http://www.filteritthroughabraincell.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.filteritthroughabraincell.com</a>

Why a podcast on how to think?

In this quick history lesson, we'll discuss when, how &amp; why our education system got hijacked, and why most schools don't teach critical thinking anymore. Want to test yourself on how well you can recognize fallacies in real life? Take the Meme Fallacy Quiz! www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/quiz. Sources used: Passion-Driven Education by Connor Boyack Weapons of Mass Instruction by John Taylor Gatto Dumbing Us Down by John Taylor Gatto   Send me any questions, comments or even the fallacies you're seeing around you! think@filteritthroughabraincell.com  Or, tag me on Instagram: @filteritthroughabraincell Sign up for notifications: www.filteritthroughabraincell.com

In this quick history lesson, we'll discuss when, how &amp; why our education system got hijacked, and why most schools don't teach critical thinking anymore. Want to test yourself on how well you can recognize fallacies in real life? Take the Meme Fallacy Quiz! <a href="http://www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/quiz" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/quiz</a>. Sources used: Passion-Driven Education by Connor Boyack Weapons of Mass Instruction by John Taylor Gatto Dumbing Us Down by John Taylor Gatto Send me any questions, comments or even the fallacies you're seeing around you! <a href="mailto:think@filteritthroughabraincell.com">think@filteritthroughabraincell.com </a> Or, tag me on Instagram: @filteritthroughabraincell Sign up for notifications: <a href="http://www.filteritthroughabraincell.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.filteritthroughabraincell.com</a>

Why don't we learn critical thinking in school?

In this episode, I'll give you the 3 most important definitions when it comes to learning good thinking: logical fallacy, cognitive or mental bias, and mental &amp; emotional propaganda. Plus, a short history lesson on where the study of logic comes from. Want to test yourself on how well you can recognize fallacies in real life? Take the Meme Fallacy Quiz! www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/quiz. Send me any questions, comments or even the fallacies you're seeing around you! think@filteritthroughabraincell.com Or, tag me on Instagram: @filteritthroughabraincell Sign up for notifications: www.filteritthroughabraincell.com

In this episode, I'll give you the 3 most important definitions when it comes to learning good thinking: logical fallacy, cognitive or mental bias, and mental &amp; emotional propaganda. Plus, a short history lesson on where the study of logic comes from. Want to test yourself on how well you can recognize fallacies in real life? Take the Meme Fallacy Quiz! <a href="http://www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/quiz" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/quiz</a>. Send me any questions, comments or even the fallacies you're seeing around you! <a href="mailto:think@filteritthroughabraincell.com">think@filteritthroughabraincell.com</a> Or, tag me on Instagram: @filteritthroughabraincell Sign up for notifications: <a href="http://www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.filteritthroughabraincell.com</a>

What is a logical fallacy?

Before we dive into talking about the logical fallacies, I wanted to take a minute to talk about the two enemies of good thinking. These two enemies are everywhere in our society today and we're told that they're good &amp; true, when in reality...they're not. Want to test yourself on how well you can recognize fallacies in real life? Take the Meme Fallacy Quiz! www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/quiz. Send me any questions, comments or even the fallacies you're seeing around you! think@filteritthroughabraincell.com  Or, tag me on Instagram: @filteritthroughabraincell Sign up for notifications: www.filteritthroughabraincell.com

Before we dive into talking about the logical fallacies, I wanted to take a minute to talk about the two enemies of good thinking. These two enemies are everywhere in our society today and we're told that they're good &amp; true, when in reality...they're not. Want to test yourself on how well you can recognize fallacies in real life? Take the Meme Fallacy Quiz! <a href="http://www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/quiz" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/quiz</a>. Send me any questions, comments or even the fallacies you're seeing around you! <a href="mailto:think@filteritthroughabraincell.com">think@filteritthroughabraincell.com </a> Or, tag me on Instagram: @filteritthroughabraincell Sign up for notifications: <a href="http://www.filteritthroughabraincell.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.filteritthroughabraincell.com</a>

The two enemies of good thinking

In this episode, I'll teach you the Either/Or Fallacy and give you examples to help you recognize it. Want to test yourself on how well you can recognize fallacies in real life? Take the Meme Fallacy Quiz! www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/quiz. Send me any questions, comments or even the fallacies you're seeing around you! think@filteritthroughabraincell.com  Or, tag me on Instagram: @filteritthroughabraincell Sign up for notifications: www.filteritthroughabraincell.com

In this episode, I'll teach you the Either/Or Fallacy and give you examples to help you recognize it. Want to test yourself on how well you can recognize fallacies in real life? Take the Meme Fallacy Quiz! <a href="http://www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/quiz" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/quiz</a>. Send me any questions, comments or even the fallacies you're seeing around you! <a href="mailto:think@filteritthroughabraincell.com">think@filteritthroughabraincell.com </a> Or, tag me on Instagram: @filteritthroughabraincell Sign up for notifications: <a href="http://www.filteritthroughabraincell.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.filteritthroughabraincell.com</a>

The Either/Or Fallacy: creating a false dilemma

The fallacy we're discussing today is the Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc fallacy, also called simply: Post Hoc. Want to test yourself on how well you can recognize fallacies in real life? Take the Meme Fallacy Quiz! www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/quiz. Send me any questions, comments or even the fallacies you're seeing around you! think@filteritthroughabraincell.com  Or, tag me on Instagram: @filteritthroughabraincell Sign up for notifications: www.filteritthroughabraincell.com

The fallacy we're discussing today is the Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc fallacy, also called simply: Post Hoc. Want to test yourself on how well you can recognize fallacies in real life? Take the Meme Fallacy Quiz! <a href="http://www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/quiz" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/quiz</a>. Send me any questions, comments or even the fallacies you're seeing around you! <a href="mailto:think@filteritthroughabraincell.com">think@filteritthroughabraincell.com </a> Or, tag me on Instagram: @filteritthroughabraincell Sign up for notifications: <a href="http://www.filteritthroughabraincell.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.filteritthroughabraincell.com</a>

Post Hoc Ergo Proper Hoc...say whaaattt???

Today's fallacy is the Ad Hominem attack. Here's how to recognize it! Want to test yourself on how well you can recognize fallacies in real life? Take the Meme Fallacy Quiz! www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/quiz. Send me any questions, comments or even the fallacies you're seeing around you! think@filteritthroughabraincell.com  Or, tag me on Instagram: @filteritthroughabraincell Sign up for notifications: www.filteritthroughabraincell.com

Today's fallacy is the Ad Hominem attack. Here's how to recognize it! Want to test yourself on how well you can recognize fallacies in real life? Take the Meme Fallacy Quiz! <a href="http://www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/quiz" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/quiz</a>. Send me any questions, comments or even the fallacies you're seeing around you! <a href="mailto:think@filteritthroughabraincell.com">think@filteritthroughabraincell.com </a> Or, tag me on Instagram: @filteritthroughabraincell Sign up for notifications: <a href="http://www.filteritthroughabraincell.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.filteritthroughabraincell.com</a>

Ad Hominem Attack: yes, more Latin

Today's fallacy is the Strawman fallacy. Want to test yourself on how well you can recognize fallacies in real life? Take the Meme Fallacy Quiz! www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/quiz. Send me any questions, comments or even the fallacies you're seeing around you! think@filteritthroughabraincell.com Or, tag me on Instagram: @filteritthroughabraincell Sign up for notifications: www.filteritthroughabraincell.com

Today's fallacy is the Strawman fallacy. Want to test yourself on how well you can recognize fallacies in real life? Take the Meme Fallacy Quiz! <a href="http://www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/quiz" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/quiz</a>. Send me any questions, comments or even the fallacies you're seeing around you! <a href="mailto:think@filteritthroughabraincell.com">think@filteritthroughabraincell.com</a> Or, tag me on Instagram: @filteritthroughabraincell Sign up for notifications: <a href="http://www.filteritthroughabraincell.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.filteritthroughabraincell.com</a>

Strawman…not to be confused with scarecrow!

What does a dead, stinky fish have to do with good thinking? Find out in this episode! Want to test yourself on how well you can recognize fallacies in real life? Take the Meme Fallacy Quiz! www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/quiz. Send me any questions, comments or even the fallacies you're seeing around you! think@filteritthroughabraincell.com  Or, tag me on Instagram: @filteritthroughabraincell Sign up for notifications: www.filteritthroughabraincell.com

What does a dead, stinky fish have to do with good thinking? Find out in this episode! Want to test yourself on how well you can recognize fallacies in real life? Take the Meme Fallacy Quiz! <a href="http://www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/quiz" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/quiz</a>. Send me any questions, comments or even the fallacies you're seeing around you! <a href="mailto:think@filteritthroughabraincell.com">think@filteritthroughabraincell.com </a> Or, tag me on Instagram: @filteritthroughabraincell Sign up for notifications: <a href="http://www.filteritthroughabraincell.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.filteritthroughabraincell.com</a>

Red Herring: stinky fish distractions

How human nature causes us to use bad reasoning to excuse bad behavior. Want to test yourself on how well you can recognize fallacies in real life? Take the Meme Fallacy Quiz! www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/quiz. Send me any questions, comments or even the fallacies you're seeing around you! think@filteritthroughabraincell.com  Or, tag me on Instagram: @filteritthroughabraincell Sign up for notifications: www.filteritthroughabraincell.com

How human nature causes us to use bad reasoning to excuse bad behavior. Want to test yourself on how well you can recognize fallacies in real life? Take the Meme Fallacy Quiz! <a href="http://www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/quiz" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/quiz</a>. Send me any questions, comments or even the fallacies you're seeing around you! <a href="mailto:think@filteritthroughabraincell.com">think@filteritthroughabraincell.com </a> Or, tag me on Instagram: @filteritthroughabraincell Sign up for notifications: <a href="http://www.filteritthroughabraincell.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.filteritthroughabraincell.com</a>

Special Pleading for 'special people'

NOTE: While you're certainly welcome to listen to this podcast in any order, I recommend listening in sequential order starting with Episode 1. I think you'll get more out of it that way!Critical thinking is the most important skill you can have when you’re living in a world that seems to have lost its mind.Everyone out there is trying to tell you WHAT to think, I want to teach you HOW to think!In every episode, I’m exposing the logical fallacies &amp; cognitive biases being used by advertisers, politicians, influencers, news outlets, social media memes, and maybe even your own best friend.Warning: listening to this podcast will cause you to see bad thinking everywhere!Welcome to the Filter It Through a Brain Cell Podcast!

One step doesn't always lead to several steps, as the Slippery Slope fallacy says. Want to test yourself on how well you can recognize fallacies in real life? Take the Meme Fallacy Quiz! www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/quiz. Send me any questions, comments or even the fallacies you're seeing around you! think@filteritthroughabraincell.com  Or, tag me on Instagram: @filteritthroughabraincell Sign up for notifications: www.filteritthroughabraincell.com

One step doesn't always lead to several steps, as the Slippery Slope fallacy says. Want to test yourself on how well you can recognize fallacies in real life? Take the Meme Fallacy Quiz! <a href="http://www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/quiz" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/quiz</a>. Send me any questions, comments or even the fallacies you're seeing around you! <a href="mailto:think@filteritthroughabraincell.com">think@filteritthroughabraincell.com </a> Or, tag me on Instagram: @filteritthroughabraincell Sign up for notifications: <a href="http://www.filteritthroughabraincell.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.filteritthroughabraincell.com</a>

Watch out for that Slippery Slope!

Let's talk about the Texas Sharpshooter Fallacy and what it has to do with painting targets on a barn! Want to test yourself on how well you can recognize fallacies in real life? Take the Meme Fallacy Quiz! www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/quiz. Send me any questions, comments or even the fallacies you're seeing around you! think@filteritthroughabraincell.com Or, tag me on Instagram: @filteritthroughabraincell Sign up for notifications: www.filteritthroughabraincell.com

Let's talk about the Texas Sharpshooter Fallacy and what it has to do with painting targets on a barn! Want to test yourself on how well you can recognize fallacies in real life? Take the Meme Fallacy Quiz! <a href="http://www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/quiz" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/quiz</a>. Send me any questions, comments or even the fallacies you're seeing around you! <a href="mailto:think@filteritthroughabraincell.com">think@filteritthroughabraincell.com</a> Or, tag me on Instagram: @filteritthroughabraincell Sign up for notifications: <a href="http://www.filteritthroughabraincell.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.filteritthroughabraincell.com</a>

Texas Sharpshooter fallacy: painting targets on the barn

Here's why it just makes you dizzy when you run into circular reasoning. Want to test yourself on how well you can recognize fallacies in real life? Take the Meme Fallacy Quiz! www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/quiz. Send me any questions, comments or even the fallacies you're seeing around you! think@filteritthroughabraincell.com Or, tag me on Instagram: @filteritthroughabraincell Sign up for notifications: www.filteritthroughabraincell.com

Here's why it just makes you dizzy when you run into circular reasoning. Want to test yourself on how well you can recognize fallacies in real life? Take the Meme Fallacy Quiz! <a href="http://www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/quiz" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/quiz</a>. Send me any questions, comments or even the fallacies you're seeing around you! <a href="mailto:think@filteritthroughabraincell.com">think@filteritthroughabraincell.com</a> Or, tag me on Instagram: @filteritthroughabraincell Sign up for notifications: <a href="http://www.filteritthroughabraincell.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.filteritthroughabraincell.com</a>

Circular Reasoning makes you dizzy

Equivocation can be fun, but it can also be dangerous...here's why. Want to test yourself on how well you can recognize fallacies in real life? Take the Meme Fallacy Quiz! www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/quiz. Send me any questions, comments or even the fallacies you're seeing around you! think@filteritthroughabraincell.com Or, tag me on Instagram: @filteritthroughabraincell Sign up for notifications: www.filteritthroughabraincell.com

Equivocation can be fun, but it can also be dangerous...here's why. Want to test yourself on how well you can recognize fallacies in real life? Take the Meme Fallacy Quiz! <a href="http://www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/quiz" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/quiz</a>. Send me any questions, comments or even the fallacies you're seeing around you! <a href="mailto:think@filteritthroughabraincell.com">think@filteritthroughabraincell.com</a> Or, tag me on Instagram: @filteritthroughabraincell Sign up for notifications: <a href="http://www.filteritthroughabraincell.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.filteritthroughabraincell.com</a>

Equivocation: stop changing the definition!

With a loaded question, there's more being asked than it seems on the surface. Want to test yourself on how well you can recognize fallacies in real life? Take the Meme Fallacy Quiz! www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/quiz. Send me any questions, comments or even the fallacies you're seeing around you! think@filteritthroughabraincell.com Or, tag me on Instagram: @filteritthroughabraincell Sign up for notifications: www.filteritthroughabraincell.com

With a loaded question, there's more being asked than it seems on the surface. Want to test yourself on how well you can recognize fallacies in real life? Take the Meme Fallacy Quiz! <a href="http://www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/quiz" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/quiz</a>. Send me any questions, comments or even the fallacies you're seeing around you! <a href="mailto:think@filteritthroughabraincell.com">think@filteritthroughabraincell.com</a> Or, tag me on Instagram: @filteritthroughabraincell Sign up for notifications: <a href="http://www.filteritthroughabraincell.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.filteritthroughabraincell.com</a>

Loaded Question: beware - it's a trap!

In episode 14, I briefly mentioned something about having a GOOD conversation with others...even those who share a different viewpoint than you. But I felt like I left you hanging a little bit on HOW to go about doing that. So, today, instead of teaching a new fallacy, I'm going to teach you 5 essentials to having a GOOD conversation, even when you and the other person disagree. The 5 Essentials to GOOD communication are: 1. Seek first to understand, then to be understood.  2. Be willing to be persuaded.  3. The goal is to seek truth.  4. Respect &amp; love for the other person.  5. Beware of your own emotional triggers. Want to test yourself on how well you can recognize fallacies in real life? Take the Meme Fallacy Quiz! www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/quiz. Send me any questions, comments or even the fallacies you're seeing around you! think@filteritthroughabraincell.com Or, tag me on Instagram: @filteritthroughabraincell Sign up for notifications: www.filteritthroughabraincell.com

In episode 14, I briefly mentioned something about having a GOOD conversation with others...even those who share a different viewpoint than you. But I felt like I left you hanging a little bit on HOW to go about doing that. So, today, instead of teaching a new fallacy, I'm going to teach you 5 essentials to having a GOOD conversation, even when you and the other person disagree. The 5 Essentials to GOOD communication are: 1. Seek first to understand, then to be understood. 2. Be willing to be persuaded. 3. The goal is to seek truth. 4. Respect &amp; love for the other person. 5. Beware of your own emotional triggers. Want to test yourself on how well you can recognize fallacies in real life? Take the Meme Fallacy Quiz! <a href="http://www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/quiz" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/quiz</a>. Send me any questions, comments or even the fallacies you're seeing around you! <a href="mailto:think@filteritthroughabraincell.com">think@filteritthroughabraincell.com</a> Or, tag me on Instagram: @filteritthroughabraincell Sign up for notifications: <a href="http://www.filteritthroughabraincell.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.filteritthroughabraincell.com</a>

5 Essentials to having a GOOD conversation

Today we'll be talking about the Tu Quoque fallacy, or what I like to call the "three fingers pointing back at you" fallacy. Want to test yourself on how well you can recognize fallacies in real life? Take the Meme Fallacy Quiz! www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/quiz. Send me any questions, comments or even the fallacies you're seeing around you! think@filteritthroughabraincell.com Or, tag me on Instagram: @filteritthroughabraincell Sign up for notifications: www.filteritthroughabraincell.com

Today we'll be talking about the Tu Quoque fallacy, or what I like to call the "three fingers pointing back at you" fallacy. Want to test yourself on how well you can recognize fallacies in real life? Take the Meme Fallacy Quiz! <a href="http://www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/quiz" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/quiz</a>. Send me any questions, comments or even the fallacies you're seeing around you! <a href="mailto:think@filteritthroughabraincell.com">think@filteritthroughabraincell.com</a> Or, tag me on Instagram: @filteritthroughabraincell Sign up for notifications: <a href="http://www.filteritthroughabraincell.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.filteritthroughabraincell.com</a>

Tu Quoque: right back atcha!

Learn about the 'origin story' that's behind the Genetic Fallacy. Want to test yourself on how well you can recognize fallacies in real life? Take the Meme Fallacy Quiz! www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/quiz. Send me any questions, comments or even the fallacies you're seeing around you! think@filteritthroughabraincell.com Or, tag me on Instagram: @filteritthroughabraincell Sign up for notifications: www.filteritthroughabraincell.com

Learn about the 'origin story' that's behind the Genetic Fallacy. Want to test yourself on how well you can recognize fallacies in real life? Take the Meme Fallacy Quiz! <a href="http://www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/quiz" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/quiz</a>. Send me any questions, comments or even the fallacies you're seeing around you! <a href="mailto:think@filteritthroughabraincell.com">think@filteritthroughabraincell.com</a> Or, tag me on Instagram: @filteritthroughabraincell Sign up for notifications: <a href="http://www.filteritthroughabraincell.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.filteritthroughabraincell.com</a>

Genetic Fallacy: how it all started

Learn the fascinating origin of the term "jumping on the bandwagon" and also the sometimes devastating way we're seeing this fallacy play out in society now. When you can recognize the foolishness, you won't get fooled by it! Want to test yourself on how well you can recognize fallacies in real life? Take the Meme Fallacy Quiz! www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/quiz. Send me any questions, comments or even the fallacies you're seeing around you! think@filteritthroughabraincell.com Or, tag me on Instagram: @filteritthroughabraincell Sign up for notifications: www.filteritthroughabraincell.com

Learn the fascinating origin of the term "jumping on the bandwagon" and also the sometimes devastating way we're seeing this fallacy play out in society now. When you can recognize the foolishness, you won't get fooled by it! Want to test yourself on how well you can recognize fallacies in real life? Take the Meme Fallacy Quiz! <a href="http://www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/quiz" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/quiz</a>. Send me any questions, comments or even the fallacies you're seeing around you! <a href="mailto:think@filteritthroughabraincell.com">think@filteritthroughabraincell.com</a> Or, tag me on Instagram: @filteritthroughabraincell Sign up for notifications: <a href="http://www.filteritthroughabraincell.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.filteritthroughabraincell.com</a>

Bandwagon: getting on board with the circus

Today starts a new mini-series on a type of fallacy called Appeals. First up, is an Appeal to Authority, and how to recognize a legitimate appeal to authority and a faulty appeal to authority. When you can recognize the foolishness, you won't get fooled by it! Want to test yourself on how well you can recognize fallacies in real life? Take the Meme Fallacy Quiz! www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/quiz. Send me any questions, comments or even the fallacies you're seeing around you! think@filteritthroughabraincell.com Or, tag me on Instagram: @filteritthroughabraincell Sign up for notifications: www.filteritthroughabraincell.com

Today starts a new mini-series on a type of fallacy called Appeals. First up, is an Appeal to Authority, and how to recognize a legitimate appeal to authority and a faulty appeal to authority. When you can recognize the foolishness, you won't get fooled by it! Want to test yourself on how well you can recognize fallacies in real life? Take the Meme Fallacy Quiz! <a href="http://www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/quiz" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/quiz</a>. Send me any questions, comments or even the fallacies you're seeing around you! <a href="mailto:think@filteritthroughabraincell.com">think@filteritthroughabraincell.com</a> Or, tag me on Instagram: @filteritthroughabraincell Sign up for notifications: <a href="http://www.filteritthroughabraincell.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.filteritthroughabraincell.com</a>

Appeal to Authority: because I said so!

NOTE: While you're certainly welcome to listen to this podcast in any order, I recommend listening in sequential order starting with Episode 1. I think you'll get more out of it that way! Critical thinking is the most important skill you can have when you’re living in a world that seems to have lost its mind. Everyone out there is trying to tell you WHAT to think, I want to teach you HOW to think! In every episode, I’m exposing the logical fallacies &amp; cognitive biases being used by advertisers, politicians, influencers, news outlets, social media memes, and maybe even your own best friend. Warning: listening to this podcast will cause you to see bad thinking everywhere! Welcome to the Filter It Through a Brain Cell Podcast!

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