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 & cognitive biases being used by advertise ...
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It doesn't matter what they say, I disagree! 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 Learn more about Crazy Thinkers: www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/crazy Here's how you can pu…
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A broken window helps the economy, right?? 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 Learn more about Crazy Thinkers: www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/crazy Here's how you can purc…
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"If you don't like it, just leave!" 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 Learn more about Crazy Thinkers: www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/crazy Here's how you can purchase th…
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One crazy person is all it takes to make a video - and a group's reputation - go viral. 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 Learn more about Crazy Thinkers: www.filteritthroug…
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"Coffee is the Elixir of Life!" Or is it?? 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 Learn more about Crazy Thinkers: www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/crazy Here's how you can purc…
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The Dictionary definition of a word is always the best one to use, right? 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 Learn more about Crazy Thinkers: www.filteritthroughabraincell.co…
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If a tree falls in the woods and nobody is there to hear it, does it make a sound? Hmm... 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 Learn more about Crazy Thinkers: www.filteritthro…
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Does sending 'good vibes' actually change the outcome of a situation? 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 Learn more about Crazy Thinkers: www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/cr…
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"Everybody loves somebody. I'm somebody, so therefore everybody loves me, right?!" 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 Learn more about Crazy Thinkers: www.filteritthroughabra…
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Ever meet someone who thinks everything that happens is proof of a particular belief they hold? 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 Learn more about Crazy Thinkers: www.filter…
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You definitely should turn off your brain when you listen to this episde! 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 Learn more about Crazy Thinkers: www.filteritthroughabraincell.co…
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You should plug your years while you listen, in case you learn something in this episode! 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 Learn more about Crazy Thinkers: www.filteritthro…
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Sometimes the explanation is more confusing than the question! 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 Learn more about Crazy Thinkers: www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/crazy Her…
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If something is legal, that must mean it's RIGHT...or does it?? 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 Learn more about Crazy Thinkers: www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/crazy He…
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If it 'worked' for me, it must be true...right?! 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 Learn more about Crazy Thinkers: www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/crazy Here's how you ca…
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What happens when someone bases their argument on a conclusion? Confusion! 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 Learn more about Crazy Thinkers: www.filteritthroughabraincell.c…
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"This podcast is 30% more interesting!" Hmm...did I leave something out there? 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 Learn more about Crazy Thinkers: www.filteritthroughabraince…
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Stats are the most important thing when making a decision...right?!? 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 Learn more about Crazy Thinkers: www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/cra…
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Probabilities may work in games, but do they translate to real life? 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 Learn more about Crazy Thinkers: www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/cra…
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Let's have some fun! A listener sent in an ad she heard recently...can you figure out the fallacy in it? 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 Learn more about Crazy Thinkers: w…
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208. Data Dredging: Statistical Fallacy Miniseries #9
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People use numbers to convince, persuade, and even sometimes to manipulate or fool others. This mini-series will help you recognize them! 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 L…
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207. Self-Selection Bias: Statistical Fallacy Miniseries #8
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People use numbers to convince, persuade, and even sometimes to manipulate or fool others. This mini-series will help you recognize them! 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 L…
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206. Regression to the Mean : Statistical Fallacies Miniseries #7
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People use numbers to convince, persuade, and even sometimes to manipulate or fool others. This mini-series will help you recognize them! 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 L…
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205. Survivorship Bias: Statistical Fallacies Miniseries #6
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People use numbers to convince, persuade, and even sometimes to manipulate or fool others. This mini-series will help you recognize them! 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 L…
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204. Base Rate Fallacy: Statistical Fallacies Miniseries #5
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People use numbers to convince, persuade, and even sometimes to manipulate or fool others. This mini-series will help you recognize them! 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 L…
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203. The Ecological Fallacy: Statistical Fallacies Miniseries #4
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People use numbers to convince, persuade, and even sometimes to manipulate or fool others. This mini-series will help you recognize them! 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 L…
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202. The Confounding Variable: Statistical Fallacies Miniseries #3
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People use numbers to convince, persuade, and even sometimes to manipulate or fool others. This mini-series will help you recognize them! 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 L…
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201. Simpson’s Paradox: Statistical Fallacies Miniseries #2
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People use numbers to convince, persuade, and even sometimes to manipulate or fool others. This mini-series will help you recognize them! 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 L…
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200. The Misuse of Averages: Statistical Fallacies Miniseries #1
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People use numbers to convince, persuade, and even sometimes to manipulate or fool others. This mini-series will help you recognize them! 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 L…
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199. How to Think About Conspiracy Theories: Part 2
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Whether you're a full-fledged Conspiracy Theory lover, Conspiracy-curious or flat-out think they're cray-cray, this is part 2 of How to Think About Conspiracy Theories. When you can recognize the foolishness, you won't get fooled by it! Learn more about Crazy Thinkers: www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/crazy Here's how you can purchase the Logical …
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198. How to Think About Conspiracy Theories: Part 1 with Connor Boyack
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Whether you're a full-fledged Conspiracy Theory lover, Conspiracy-curious or flat-out think they're cray-cray, this is part 1 of How to Think About Conspiracy Theories. When you can recognize the foolishness, you won't get fooled by it! Learn more about Crazy Thinkers: www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/crazy Here's how you can purchase the Logical …
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197. Self-Refuting Statement - Propaganda Tactics Miniseries #15
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What's wrong with this statement: "This statement is false." ? When you can recognize the foolishness, you won't get fooled by it! Learn more about Crazy Thinkers: www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/crazy Here's how you can purchase the Logical Fallacies ebook: https://www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/offers/z6xbAcB2 Want to test yourself on how we…
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196. Quote Mining - Propaganda Tactics Miniseries #14
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Have you ever had someone take something you said out of context? No cool, huh? It happens a lot, and sometimes people do it on purpose to make it sound like someone said something they didn't. When you can recognize the foolishness, you won't get fooled by it! Learn more about Crazy Thinkers: www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/crazy Here's how you …
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195. Baseless, False & Misleading Claims - Propaganda Tactics Miniseries #13
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What's the difference between a claim that is baseless, false and misleading? When you can recognize the foolishness, you won't get fooled by it! Learn more about Crazy Thinkers: www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/crazy Here's how you can purchase the Logical Fallacies ebook: https://www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/offers/z6xbAcB2 Want to test you…
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194. Hypnotic Bait & Switch - Propaganda Tactics Miniseries #12
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Watch out when someone gets you agreeing to several simple things, then slips in another statement that they WANT you to agree with . When you can recognize the foolishness, you won't get fooled by it! Learn more about Crazy Thinkers: www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/crazy Here's how you can purchase the Logical Fallacies ebook: https://www.filter…
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193. Labels, Slogans & Virtue Words - Propaganda Tactics Miniseries #11
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These are just some of the ways people use language to evoke emotion or get compliance. When you can recognize the foolishness, you won't get fooled by it! Learn more about Crazy Thinkers: www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/crazy Here's how you can purchase the Logical Fallacies ebook: https://www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/offers/z6xbAcB2 Want t…
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192. Hyperbole - Propaganda Tactics Miniseries #10
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Figures of speech are a normal part of our daily speech, and we typically don't take them literally...but sometimes people WANT you to take them literally. When you can recognize the foolishness, you won't get fooled by it! Learn more about Crazy Thinkers: www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/crazy Here's how you can purchase the Logical Fallacies ebo…
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191. Fault as Virtue - Propaganda Tactics Miniseries #9
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Have you ever had someone try to convince you that a character flaw is actually a good thing? Don't fall for it. When you can recognize the foolishness, you won't get fooled by it! Learn more about Crazy Thinkers: www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/crazy Here's how you can purchase the Logical Fallacies ebook: https://www.filteritthroughabraincell.c…
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190. Dysphemism & Euphemism- Propaganda Tactics Miniseries #8
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Words matter & sometimes people use specific words to make something seem better or worse than it actually is. When you can recognize the foolishness, you won't get fooled by it! Learn more about Crazy Thinkers: www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/crazy Here's how you can purchase the Logical Fallacies ebook: https://www.filteritthroughabraincell.com…
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189. Scapegoating - Propaganda Tactics Miniseries #7
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Did you know some people blame an innocent person on purpose? When you can recognize the foolishness, you won't get fooled by it! Learn more about Crazy Thinkers: www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/crazy Here's how you can purchase the Logical Fallacies ebook: https://www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/offers/z6xbAcB2 Want to test yourself on how wel…
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188. FUD & FOMO - Propaganda Tactics Miniseries #6
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These two tactics are two sides of the same coin...don't fall for it! When you can recognize the foolishness, you won't get fooled by it! Learn more about Crazy Thinkers: www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/crazy Here's how you can purchase the Logical Fallacies ebook: https://www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/offers/z6xbAcB2 Want to test yourself on…
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187. Dog Whistle - Propaganda Tactics Miniseries #5
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Are there really messages that only certain people can hear? When you can recognize the foolishness, you won't get fooled by it! Learn more about Crazy Thinkers: www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/crazy Here's how you can purchase the Logical Fallacies ebook: https://www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/offers/z6xbAcB2 Want to test yourself on how well…
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186. Projection - Propaganda Tactics Miniseries #4
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When someone tries to make it seem like you did the thing they actually did! When you can recognize the foolishness, you won't get fooled by it! Learn more about Crazy Thinkers: www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/crazy Here's how you can purchase the Logical Fallacies ebook: https://www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/offers/z6xbAcB2 Want to test your…
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185. Minimization - Propaganda Tactics Miniseries #3
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When someone wants to take attention away from a big issue, they'll often attempt to make it seem smaller than it really is. When you can recognize the foolishness, you won't get fooled by it! Learn more about Crazy Thinkers: www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/crazy Here's how you can purchase the Logical Fallacies ebook: https://www.filteritthrough…
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184. Muddy the Waters - Propaganda Tactics Miniseries #2
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When someone purposely makes things confusing & unclear, it can make them uncertain & confused. Don't let someone do it to you on purpose! When you can recognize the foolishness, you won't get fooled by it! Learn more about Crazy Thinkers: www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/crazy Here's how you can purchase the Logical Fallacies ebook: https://www.f…
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183. Adding Qualifiers - Propaganda Tactic Miniseries #1
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These little words & phrases create just enough uncertainty that the person saying them can get away with saying things that may not be true. When you can recognize the foolishness, you won't get fooled by it! Learn more about Crazy Thinkers: www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/crazy Here's how you can purchase the Logical Fallacies ebook: https://ww…
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Just because you CAN make something seem utterly ridiculous doesn't always mean it is! When you can recognize the foolishness, you won't get fooled by it! Learn more about Crazy Thinkers: www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/crazy Here's how you can purchase the Logical Fallacies ebook: https://www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/offers/z6xbAcB2 Want to…
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181. The link between marketing and human psychology
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Did you know that so much of Marketing is based on Human Psychology? I'll give you 5 tactics that marketers use to try to get you to buy! When you can recognize the foolishness, you won't get fooled by it! Learn more about Crazy Thinkers: www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/crazy Here's how you can purchase the Logical Fallacies ebook: https://www.fi…
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Sometimes it's hard to tell when conditions change from one state to another, but that doesn't mean the two states are the same. When you can recognize the foolishness, you won't get fooled by it! Learn more about Crazy Thinkers: www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/crazy Here's how you can purchase the Logical Fallacies ebook: https://www.filteritthr…
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You may not be able to explain something, but does that always mean it's the result of divine intervention? When you can recognize the foolishness, you won't get fooled by it! Learn more about Crazy Thinkers: www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/crazy Here's how you can purchase the Logical Fallacies ebook: https://www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/of…
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