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 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 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!
I'm a homeschooling mama who realized we need to equip the next generation to be able to discern truth from lies and created this podcast with short, fun episodes that you can play in the car with your teens and have a fun discussion about what you've learned!
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 for teens
Homeschool curriculum
Podcast for teens
- Update frequency
- every 3 days
- Average duration
- 9 minutes
- Episodes
- 309
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
169. The Galileo Gambit
Persecution is proof that you're right....right??? Not so fast, Galileo.
When you can recognize the foolishness, you won't get fooled by it!
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168. The Argument by Pigheadedness
The Bible warns against arguing with a fool for good reason!
When you can recognize the foolishness, you won't get fooled by it!
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167. What is a 'Deepity'?
You've probably never heard of a 'Deepity' before, but you've definitely heard them, and probably used them as well!
When you can recognize the foolishness, you won't get fooled by it!
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166. What is a 'Thought-Terminating Cliche'?
This one isn't exactly a fallacy, but it is a technique used to get you to STOP thinking!
When you can recognize the foolishness, you won't get fooled by it!
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165. The Ipse Dixit Fallacy
Have you ever heard someone say (or said yourself?) "Because I said so"? There's a fancy Latin term for it, and I'll tell you the different ways this fallacy shows up.
When you can recognize the fool…
164. The Moral Equivalence Fallacy
Two situations may have similarities, but that doesn't mean we should apply the same standards of morality to both of them.
When you can recognize the foolishness, you won't get fooled by it!
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163. The Moralistic Fallacy
Would you believe there are people out there who will deny what we can observe in nature just because they think it's wrong?
When you can recognize the foolishness, you won't get fooled by it!
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162. The Naturalistic Fallacy
Just because we can observe something in nature, or in human nature, doesn't mean it's right and morally good!
When you can recognize the foolishness, you won't get fooled by it!
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161. The Job's Comforter Fallacy
Have you ever had someone try to offer you advice & comfort that felt anything but comforting? Yep...it happens a lot...and it hurts.
When you can recognize the foolishness, you won't get fooled by i…
160. The 'Draw Your Own Conclusion' Fallacy
It's wise to use your own brain to draw conclusions, but what about when someone gives you just a few selectively chosen pieces of information and then tells you to form a conclusion?
When you can re…
159. The Fallacy of Bulverism
What do you get when you mix Circular Reasoning with the Genetic Fallacy? Bulverism!
When you can recognize the foolishness, you won't get fooled by it!
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158. The Big Brain/Little Brain Fallacy
If anyone ever tells you to let them do the thinking for you, it should raise serious red flags in your mind!!
When you can recognize the foolishness, you won't get fooled by it!
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157. The 'What's The Harm' Fallacy
There's no harm in just trying something...right?
When you can recognize the foolishness, you won't get fooled by it!
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Here's h…
156. The Appeal to Intuition Fallacy
Intuition can be a powerful tool, but we have to keep in mind that it's a gut feeling, not a fact.
When you can recognize the foolishness, you won't get fooled by it!
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155. The Argument to the Future Fallacy
Unless you're Marty McFly from Back to the Future, you don't actually KNOW what's going to happen!
When you can recognize the foolishness, you won't get fooled by it!
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154. The Argument to the Purse Fallacy
Does the amount of money you have make your arguments more believable or sound?
When you can recognize the foolishness, you won't get fooled by it!
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153. The Appeal to Closure Fallacy
It's helpful to get closure after a traumatic event, but closure at any cost shouldn't be the goal.
When you can recognize the foolishness, you won't get fooled by it!
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152. The Sherlock Holmes Fallacy
Surely the world's greatest detective wouldn't make an error in thinking...right?!?
When you can recognize the foolishness, you won't get fooled by it!
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151. The Gish Gallop Fallacy
Honestly, I think this one should be called Proof by Verbal Vomit! :)
When you can recognize the foolishness, you won't get fooled by it!
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150. 4 Simple Ways to Practice Critical Thinking - Part 2
Here's parts 3 & 4 of simple ways to practice critical thinking.
When you can recognize the foolishness, you won't get fooled by it!
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