Kathy Gibbens

Filter It Through a Brain Cell

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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 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 & cognitive biases being used by advertisers, politicians, influencers, news outlets, social media memes, and maybe even your own...

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Kathy Gibbens

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279. Media Bias Mini-series: Spin 06.03.2025 11:21

The news just tells us what happened, right?! 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 about Crazy Thinkers membership where you can practice critical thinking using real-life memes, articles & headlines :   www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/crazy Here's how you c...

278. Media Bias Miniseries: What is Media Bias? 03.03.2025 9:19

277. The Framing Effect 27.02.2025 9:39

Can the way someone presents something affect how interested you are in it? 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 about Crazy Thinkers membership where you can practice critical thinking using real-life memes, articles & headlines :   www.filteritthroughabrainc...

276. How On Earth Could They Think That?! 24.02.2025 11:50

If you've ever wondered how two people could think SO differently about the same thing...this episode is for you! 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 about Crazy Thinkers membership where you can practice critical thinking using real-life memes, articles & he...

275. The Hindsight Bias 20.02.2025 7:28

It's easy to think you saw something coming when you look back on it...but does that mean you really could have predicted it?   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 about Crazy Thinkers membership where you can practice critical thinking using real-life memes, art...

274. The Outcome Bias 17.02.2025 7:04

What actually determines whether a decision was good or bad?   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 about Crazy Thinkers membership where you can practice critical thinking using real-life memes, articles & headlines :   www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/...

273. The Spotlight Effect 14.02.2025 7:45

Are people really paying as much attention to us as we think they are?   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 about Crazy Thinkers membership where you can practice critical thinking using real-life memes, articles & headlines :   www.filteritthroughabrai...

272. The Primacy Effect 10.02.2025 7:58

More on why first impressions are so powerful! 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 about Crazy Thinkers membership where you can practice critical thinking using real-life memes, articles & headlines :   www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/crazy Here's how you...

271. The Recency Effect 06.02.2025 7:38

Ever wondered why the defense attorney gets to make their argument last in a trial? 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 about Crazy Thinkers membership where you can practice critical thinking using real-life memes, articles & headlines :   www.filteritthroug...

270. The Negativity Bias | Critical Thinking for Teens 03.02.2025 5:43

Why does it seem like bad news spreads faster than good news? 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 about Crazy Thinkers membership where you can practice critical thinking using real-life memes, articles & headlines :   www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/crazy...

269. The Horn Effect 30.01.2025 7:03

Can a first impression make us see everything else about a person in an inaccurate way?   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 about Crazy Thinkers membership where you can practice critical thinking using real-life memes, articles & headlines :   www.fil...

268. The Halo Effect 27.01.2025 7:28

267. How to Recognize ‘Happy Lies’ with Melissa Dougherty 23.01.2025 39:11

Have you ever wondered how we ended up in a world where personal feelings could become the authority for reality? Or why so many of us are on a relentless pursuit for happiness yet somehow feel more exhausted and sadder than ever? You're not alone. Want to test yourself on how well you can recognize fallacies in real life?   Take the Meme Fallacy Quiz!   www.filteritthroughabraincell.com...

266. The False Consensus Effect 20.01.2025 8:05

Why are we so prone to finding ourselves in an Echo Chamber? This bias explains it!   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 about Crazy Thinkers membership where you can practice critical thinking using real-life memes, articles & headlines :   www.filteri...

265. The Loss Aversion Bias 16.01.2025 7:09

Why is it sometimes hard to part with your money, even when it's for something you want?   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 about Crazy Thinkers membership where you can practice critical thinking using real-life memes, articles & headlines :   www.fi...

264. The Endowment Effect 13.01.2025 7:14

Have you ever wondered why people want so much money when they're selling their old stuff? This bias explains what's happening.   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 about Crazy Thinkers membership where you can practice critical thinking using real-life memes, a...

263. The Availability Bias 06.01.2025 11:00

Did you ever watch a scary shark movie and then feel afraid to get in the water? This bias could be why! 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 about Crazy Thinkers membership where you can practice critical thinking using real-life memes, articles & headlines : &nbs...

262. Critical Thinking Led Me to Christ with High School Teacher Will Reusch 30.12.2024 35:01

Will Reusch is a high school teacher who left the classroom so he can bring critical thinking to more students. In this episode, we discuss why critical thinking is lacking in the classroom and how it led him to his faith in Christ. Find Will on Instagram at @willreusch and you can learn more about Patterdox at www.patterdox.com .   Want to test yourself on how well you can recognize fallacie...

261. The Anchoring Bias | Cognitive Biases for Teens 19.12.2024 6:49

You've been told it's important to make a good first impression...here's why it matters! 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 about Crazy Thinkers membership where you can practice critical thinking using real-life memes, articles & headlines :   www.filteritt...

260. The Actor-Observer Bias 16.12.2024 8:59

Why do we judge others more harshly than ourselves? 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 Learn more about Crazy Thinkers membership where you can practice critical thinking using real-life memes, articles & headlines :   www.filteritthroughabraincell...

259. The Self-Serving Bias 12.12.2024 7:35

Ever heard the Snoop Dogg quote, "I want to thank me"? Well, this bias kind of explains where it 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 Learn more about Crazy Thinkers membership where you can practice critical thinking using real-life memes, articles &...

258. The Belief Bias 09.12.2024 9:43

Turns out, our brains really want to protect what we already believe to be true!   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 about Crazy Thinkers membership where you can practice critical thinking using real-life memes, articles & headlines :   www.filteritth...

257. The Curse of Knowledge Bias 05.12.2024 10:52

Beware of looking down on someone who doesn't know something...it could be your brain committing the Curse of Knowledge 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 more about Crazy Thinkers membership where you can practice critical thinking using real-life memes, art...

256. The Dunning-Kruger Effect 02.12.2024 11:15

Ever thought something was super simple...until you actually started doing it? You probably experienced the Dunning-Kruger Effect! 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 about Crazy Thinkers membership where you can practice critical thinking using real-life memes, artic...

255. The Confirmation Bias 25.11.2024 10:13

This is probably the most well-known bias, so it's a perfect one to start the season with! 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 about Crazy Thinkers membership where you can practice critical thinking using real-life memes, articles & headlines :   www.filteri...