Filter It Through a Brain Cell

By Kathy Gibbens

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Beth
 Feb 5, 2024
Wonderful explanations of common errors in thinking!

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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 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

Episode Date
306. How To Raise a Kid Who Never Questions Anything (Warning: Satire Ahead!)
Jun 12, 2025
305. The Empathy Gap Bias | Critical Thinking for Teens
Jun 09, 2025
304. The Ambiguity Effect | Cognitive Biases for Teens
Jun 05, 2025
303. The Optimism Bias | Critical Thinking for Teens
Jun 02, 2025
302. The Illusion of Control Bias | Critical Thinking for Teens
May 29, 2025
301. The Omission Bias | Cognitive Biases for Teens
May 27, 2025
300. The Impact Bias | Critical Thinking for Teens
May 22, 2025
299. The Forer Effect Bias | Cognitive Biases for Teens
May 19, 2025
298. The Decoy Effect | Critical Thinking for Teens
May 15, 2025
297. The Cheerleader Effect | Cognitive Biases for Teens
May 12, 2025
296. The Action Bias | Critical Thinking for Teens
May 08, 2025
295. How to Stop Being Afraid of the News | Media Bias for Teens
May 05, 2025
294. Media Bias Mini-series: Elite vs. Populist Bias
May 01, 2025
293. Media Bias Mini-series: Photo Bias | Biases & Critical Thinking for Teens
Apr 28, 2025
292. Media Bias Mini-series: Negativity Bias | Biases & Critical Thinking for Teens
Apr 24, 2025
291. Media Bias Mini-series: Word Choice | Biases & Critical Thinking for Teens
Apr 21, 2025
290. Media Bias Mini-series: Subjective Qualifying Adjectives | Biases & Critical Thinking for Teens
Apr 17, 2025
289. Media Bias Mini-series: Omission of Source Attribution
Apr 14, 2025
288. Media Bias Mini-series: Bias by Story Choice & Placement | Cognitive Biases for Teens
Apr 10, 2025
287. Media Bias Mini-series: Bias by Omission
Apr 07, 2025
286. Media Bias Mini-series: Flawed Logic
Apr 03, 2025
285. Media Bias Mini-series: Slant | Critical Thinking for Teens
Mar 31, 2025
284. Media Bias Mini-series: Mind Reading | Critical Thinking for Teens
Mar 27, 2025
283. Media Bias Mini-series: Mudslinging
Mar 20, 2025
282. Media Bias Mini-series: Sensationalism
Mar 17, 2025
281. Media Bias Mini-series: Opinion Statements Presented as Facts
Mar 13, 2025
280. Media Bias Mini-series: Unsubstantiated Claims
Mar 10, 2025
279. Media Bias Mini-series: Spin
Mar 06, 2025
278. Media Bias Miniseries: What is Media Bias?
Mar 03, 2025
277. The Framing Effect
Feb 27, 2025
276. How On Earth Could They Think That?!
Feb 24, 2025
275. The Hindsight Bias
Feb 20, 2025
274. The Outcome Bias
Feb 17, 2025
273. The Spotlight Effect
Feb 14, 2025
272. The Primacy Effect
Feb 10, 2025
271. The Recency Effect
Feb 06, 2025
270. The Negativity Bias | Critical Thinking for Teens
Feb 03, 2025
269. The Horn Effect
Jan 30, 2025
268. The Halo Effect
Jan 27, 2025
267. How to Recognize ‘Happy Lies’ with Melissa Dougherty
Jan 23, 2025
266. The False Consensus Effect
Jan 20, 2025
265. The Loss Aversion Bias
Jan 16, 2025
264. The Endowment Effect
Jan 13, 2025
263. The Availability Bias
Jan 06, 2025
262. Critical Thinking Led Me to Christ with High School Teacher Will Reusch
Dec 30, 2024
261. The Anchoring Bias | Cognitive Biases for Teens
Dec 19, 2024
260. The Actor-Observer Bias
Dec 16, 2024
259. The Self-Serving Bias
Dec 12, 2024
258. The Belief Bias
Dec 09, 2024
257. The Curse of Knowledge Bias
Dec 05, 2024
256. The Dunning-Kruger Effect
Dec 02, 2024
255. The Confirmation Bias
Nov 25, 2024
254. Real-life Consequences of Unrecognized Biases
Nov 21, 2024
253. What is a Cognitive Bias?
Nov 18, 2024
252. The Argument from the Negative Fallacy
Nov 18, 2024
251. Critical Thinking Applied: How to Think About Race and CRT with Monique Duson
Nov 18, 2024
250. Let's Make Critical Thinking Cool Again (Season 1 Wrap-Up)
Jul 24, 2024
249. Critical Thinking Applied: How to Think About Big News Stories
Jul 19, 2024
248. Critical Thinking Applied: How to Think About Justice with Theology Mom, Krista Bontrager
Jul 15, 2024
247. Critical Thinking Applied: How to Watch Movies with Wisdom & Discernment with Brian Godawa
Jul 08, 2024
246. Critical Thinking Applied: What Critical Thinking ISN'T!
Jul 02, 2024
245. Critical Thinking Applied: The Power of Asking Questions
Jun 27, 2024
244. Critical Thinking Applied: How to think about Feelings & Emotions with Noble Gibbens
Jun 25, 2024
Critical Thinking Applied: When's the last time you changed your mind?
Jun 20, 2024
242. Critical Thinking Applied: Fixed vs. Growth Mindset
Jun 18, 2024
241. Critical Thinking Applied: How to think about Gender Identity with Ricky Chelette
Jun 10, 2024
240. Critical Thinking Applied: The Laws of Logic and the Transgender Argument with Dr. Frank Turek
Jun 06, 2024
239. Critical Thinking Applied: How to talk about your faith with people who disagree with you with Lindsey Medenwaldt
Jun 03, 2024
238. Critical Thinking Applied: How to escape a controlling environment
May 30, 2024
237. Critical Thinking Applied: 15 Characteristics of an Unhealthy Organization
May 28, 2024
236. Critical Thinking Applied: Do Faith & Logic Mix? With Shanda Fulbright
May 23, 2024
235. Critical Thinking Applied: The Logic of Abraham Lincoln
May 20, 2024
234. Critical Thinking Applied: Why Truth Matters with Dr. Jeff Myers
May 16, 2024
233. The Allness Fallacy
May 13, 2024
232. The Appeal to Prejudice Fallacy
May 09, 2024
231. The Proof Surrogate Fallacy
May 06, 2024
230. The Argument by Innuendo Fallacy
May 02, 2024
229. The Self-Refuting Statement
Apr 29, 2024
228. The Fallacy of Opposition
Apr 25, 2024
227. The Broken Window Fallacy
Apr 22, 2024
226. The Traitorous Critic Fallacy
Apr 18, 2024
225. The Nutpicking Fallacy
Apr 15, 2024
224. The Definist Fallacy
Apr 11, 2024
223. The Appeal to Definition Fallacy
Apr 09, 2024
222. The Meaningless Question Fallacy
Apr 04, 2024
221. The Magical Thinking Fallacy
Apr 01, 2024
220. The Fallacy of Every and All
Mar 28, 2024
219. The Shoehorning Fallacy
Mar 21, 2024
218. The Appeal to Stupidity Fallacy
Mar 18, 2024
217. The ‘Just in Case’ Fallacy
Mar 14, 2024
216. Failure to Elucidate
Mar 11, 2024
215. The Appeal to the Law Fallacy
Mar 07, 2024
214. The Pragmatic Fallacy
Mar 04, 2024
213. The Begging the Question Fallacy
Feb 29, 2024
212. The Incomplete Comparison Fallacy
Feb 26, 2024
211. The McNamara Fallacy
Feb 22, 2024
210. The Ludic Fallacy
Feb 19, 2024
209. Can you name this fallacy?
Feb 15, 2024
208. Data Dredging: Statistical Fallacy Miniseries #9
Feb 12, 2024
207. Self-Selection Bias: Statistical Fallacy Miniseries #8
Feb 08, 2024
206. Regression to the Mean : Statistical Fallacies Miniseries #7
Feb 05, 2024
205. Survivorship Bias: Statistical Fallacies Miniseries #6
Feb 01, 2024
204. Base Rate Fallacy: Statistical Fallacies Miniseries #5
Jan 29, 2024
203. The Ecological Fallacy: Statistical Fallacies Miniseries #4
Jan 25, 2024
202. The Confounding Variable: Statistical Fallacies Miniseries #3
Jan 22, 2024
201. Simpson’s Paradox: Statistical Fallacies Miniseries #2
Jan 18, 2024
200. The Misuse of Averages: Statistical Fallacies Miniseries #1
Jan 15, 2024
199. How to Think About Conspiracy Theories: Part 2
Jan 11, 2024
198. How to Think About Conspiracy Theories: Part 1 with Connor Boyack
Jan 08, 2024
197. Self-Refuting Statement - Propaganda Tactics Miniseries #15
Nov 06, 2023
196. Quote Mining - Propaganda Tactics Miniseries #14
Oct 30, 2023
195. Baseless, False & Misleading Claims - Propaganda Tactics Miniseries #13
Oct 26, 2023
194. Hypnotic Bait & Switch - Propaganda Tactics Miniseries #12
Oct 23, 2023
193. Labels, Slogans & Virtue Words - Propaganda Tactics Miniseries #11
Oct 19, 2023
192. Hyperbole - Propaganda Tactics Miniseries #10
Oct 16, 2023
191. Fault as Virtue - Propaganda Tactics Miniseries #9
Oct 12, 2023
190. Dysphemism & Euphemism- Propaganda Tactics Miniseries #8
Oct 09, 2023
189. Scapegoating - Propaganda Tactics Miniseries #7
Oct 05, 2023
188. FUD & FOMO - Propaganda Tactics Miniseries #6
Oct 02, 2023
187. Dog Whistle - Propaganda Tactics Miniseries #5
Sep 28, 2023
186. Projection - Propaganda Tactics Miniseries #4
Sep 25, 2023
185. Minimization - Propaganda Tactics Miniseries #3
Sep 21, 2023
184. Muddy the Waters - Propaganda Tactics Miniseries #2
Sep 18, 2023
183. Adding Qualifiers - Propaganda Tactic Miniseries #1
Sep 14, 2023
182. The Appeal to Extremes Fallacy
Sep 12, 2023
181. The link between marketing and human psychology
Sep 07, 2023
180. The Appeal to the Beard
Aug 14, 2023
179. The Divine Fallacy
Aug 07, 2023
178. The Appeal to Faith Fallacy
Jul 31, 2023
177. The Appeal to Equality Fallacy
Jul 27, 2023
176. The Argument from Omniscience Fallacy
Jul 25, 2023
175. The Appeal to Bribery Fallacy
Jul 20, 2023
174. The Appeal to Force Fallacy
Jul 17, 2023
173. The Politician's Syllogism Fallacy
Jul 13, 2023
172. The Notable Effort Fallacy
Jul 10, 2023
171. The Fake Precision Fallacy
Jul 06, 2023
170. The Quantum Physics Fallacy
Jul 03, 2023
169. The Galileo Gambit
Jun 29, 2023
168. The Argument by Pigheadedness
Jun 26, 2023
167. What is a 'Deepity'?
Jun 22, 2023
166. What is a 'Thought-Terminating Cliche'?
Jun 19, 2023
165. The Ipse Dixit Fallacy
Jun 15, 2023
164. The Moral Equivalence Fallacy
Jun 12, 2023
163. The Moralistic Fallacy
Jun 08, 2023
162. The Naturalistic Fallacy
Jun 05, 2023
161. The Job's Comforter Fallacy
Jun 01, 2023
160. The 'Draw Your Own Conclusion' Fallacy
May 29, 2023
159. The Fallacy of Bulverism
May 25, 2023
158. The Big Brain/Little Brain Fallacy
May 22, 2023
157. The 'What's The Harm' Fallacy
May 18, 2023
156. The Appeal to Intuition Fallacy
May 16, 2023
155. The Argument to the Future Fallacy
May 15, 2023
154. The Argument to the Purse Fallacy
May 11, 2023
153. The Appeal to Closure Fallacy
May 09, 2023
152. The Sherlock Holmes Fallacy
May 08, 2023
151. The Gish Gallop Fallacy
May 04, 2023
150. 4 Simple Ways to Practice Critical Thinking - Part 2
May 02, 2023
149. 4 Simple Ways to Practice Critical Thinking - Part 1
May 01, 2023
148. The Kafka Trap
Apr 27, 2023
147. DoubleSpeak
Apr 25, 2023
146. The Irrelevant Thesis Fallacy
Apr 24, 2023
145. The Cherry Picking Fallacy
Apr 20, 2023
144. The Fallacy of Ignoring a Common Cause
Apr 18, 2023
143. The Argument by Example Fallacy
Apr 17, 2023
142. The Inconsistency Ad Hominem Fallacy
Apr 13, 2023
141. The Circumstantial Ad Hominem Fallacy
Apr 11, 2023
140. The Fallacy of Confusing Explanations and Excuses
Apr 10, 2023
139. The Burden of Proof Fallacy
Apr 06, 2023
138. The Biased Generalization Fallacy
Apr 04, 2023
137. The Appeal to Silence Fallacy
Apr 03, 2023
136. The Pique Technique
Mar 30, 2023
135. The Ingratiation Technique
Mar 28, 2023
134. The Low-Ball Technique
Mar 27, 2023
133. The Foot in the Door Technique
Mar 23, 2023
132. The Door in the Face Technique
Mar 21, 2023
131. Part 7: How to argue & debate… and do it well!
Mar 20, 2023
130. Part 6: How to argue & debate… and do it well!
Mar 16, 2023
129. Part 5: How to argue & debate… and do it well!
Mar 14, 2023
128. Part 4: How to argue & debate… and do it well!
Mar 13, 2023
127. Part 3: How to argue & debate… and do it well!
Mar 09, 2023
126. Part 2: How to argue & debate… and do it well!
Mar 07, 2023
125. Part 1: How to argue & debate… and do it well!
Mar 06, 2023
124. The Guilt Trip Fallacy
Mar 02, 2023
123. The Apple Polishing Fallacy
Feb 28, 2023
122. The Appeal to Group Identity Fallacy
Feb 27, 2023
121. The Appeal to Common Practice Fallacy
Feb 23, 2023
120. The Accident Fallacy
Feb 21, 2023
119. The Rationalization Fallacy
Feb 20, 2023
118. The Appeal to Common Belief Fallacy
Feb 16, 2023
117. What to do when someone uses a fallacy in a conversation
Feb 14, 2023
116. The Snow Job Fallacy
Feb 13, 2023
115. The 'Two Wrongs Make a Right' Fallacy
Feb 09, 2023
114. The Oversimplified Cause Fallacy
Feb 07, 2023
113. The Ad Hoc Fallacy
Feb 06, 2023
112. The 'If By Whiskey' Fallacy
Feb 02, 2023
111. The Appeal to Privacy Fallacy
Jan 31, 2023
110. The 'I'm Entitled to my own Opinion' Fallacy
Jan 30, 2023
109. The 3 Laws of Logic, pt 3: The Law of the Excluded Middle
Jan 26, 2023
108. The 3 Laws of Logic, pt 2: Law of Non-Contradiction
Jan 24, 2023
107. The 3 Laws of Logic, pt 1: Law of Identity
Jan 23, 2023
106. The Demonic Justification Fallacy
Jan 19, 2023
105. 3 Steps to Crazy Good Thinking
Jan 17, 2023
104. The Card Stacking Fallacy
Jan 16, 2023
103. The Plain Folks Fallacy
Jan 12, 2023
102. The Testimonial Fallacy
Jan 10, 2023
101. The Big Lie Fallacy
Jan 09, 2023
100. Artificial Intelligence & Losing our Ability to Think + Celebrating 100 Episodes!
Jan 05, 2023
99. The Transfer Fallacy
Jan 03, 2023
98. The Glittering Generalities Fallacy
Jan 02, 2023
97. The Fallacy of Ambiguity
Dec 19, 2022
96. The Blind Loyalty Fallacy
Dec 15, 2022
95. The Wicked Motive Fallacy
Dec 13, 2022
94. The Noble Motive Fallacy
Dec 12, 2022
93. Critical Thinking is Offensive: 4 hard truths you need to embrace to truly think well
Dec 08, 2022
92. The Chronological Snobbery Fallacy
Dec 06, 2022
91. The Appeal to Spite Fallacy
Dec 01, 2022
90. The Nirvana Fallacy
Nov 29, 2022
89. The Toupee Fallacy
Nov 28, 2022
88. How well can you recognize the Fallacies when you see them?
Nov 21, 2022
87. Whataboutism
Nov 17, 2022
86. The Spotlight Fallacy
Nov 15, 2022
85. The Sunk Cost Fallacy
Nov 14, 2022
85. The Victim Fallacy
Nov 10, 2022
83. The Relativist Fallacy
Nov 08, 2022
82. The Psychologist’s Fallacy
Nov 07, 2022
81. The Fallacy of Misleading Vividness
Nov 03, 2022
80. The Fallacy of Presentism
Nov 01, 2022
79. The Historian’s Fallacy
Oct 31, 2022
78. The Non Sequitur Fallacy
Oct 27, 2022
77. The Furtive Fallacy
Oct 25, 2022
76. The Alphabet Soup Fallacy
Oct 24, 2022
75. The Appeal to Ridicule Fallacy
Oct 21, 2022
74. How to have a conversation with someone who believes differently than you: with my 15-year old daughter, Lena
Oct 18, 2022
73. 4 Simple Tools for Brain Surgery: Part 4
Oct 17, 2022
72. 4 Simple Tools for Brain Surgery: Part 3
Oct 13, 2022
71. 4 Simple Tools for Brain Surgery: Part 2
Oct 11, 2022
70. 4 Simple Tools for Brain Surgery: Part 1
Oct 10, 2022
69. The Argument Against Self-Confidence (Argumentum Ad Fidentia)
Oct 06, 2022
68. The Reification Fallacy
Oct 04, 2022
67. Personification
Oct 03, 2022
66. The Pathetic Fallacy
Sep 29, 2022
65. The Appeal to Hitler Fallacy (Argumentum ad Hitlerum)
Sep 27, 2022
64. The Guilt by Association Fallacy
Sep 26, 2022
63. The Poisoning the Well Fallacy
Sep 22, 2022
62. Can we really know truth? With Elizabeth Urbanowicz from Foundation Worldview
Sep 20, 2022
61. Appeal to the Consequences of a Belief
Sep 19, 2022
60. Summer Break
Jun 08, 2022
59. The first step to culture-proofing your kids
Jun 07, 2022
58. Good thinking is the foundation for apologetics: Interview with Apologist Brett Banford
Jun 06, 2022
57. Moving the Goalposts (Manipulation mini-series: Part 12)
Jun 01, 2022
56. Peer Pressure (Manipulation mini-series: Part 11)
May 31, 2022
55. Special Knowledge (Manipulation mini-series: Part 10)
May 30, 2022
54. Reciprocity (Manipulation mini-series: Part 9)
May 25, 2022
53. Confusion (Manipulation mini-series: Part 8)
May 24, 2022
52. Love-Bombing (Manipulation mini-series: Part 7)
May 23, 2022
51. Exclusivity (Manipulation mini-series: Part 6)
May 18, 2022
50. Repetition (Manipulation mini-series: Part 5)
May 17, 2022
49. For Your Own Good (Manipulation mini-series: Part 4)
May 16, 2022
48. Snob Appeal (Manipulation mini-series: Part 3)
May 11, 2022
47. False Urgency (Manipulation mini-series: Part 2)
May 10, 2022
46. Gaslighting (Manipulation mini-series: Part 1)
May 09, 2022
45. The Gambler's Fallacy
May 04, 2022
44. The Anecdotal Fallacy
May 03, 2022
43. The Burden of Proof Fallacy
May 02, 2022
42. The Fallacy of Accent
Apr 27, 2022
41. The Ambiguity Fallacy
Apr 26, 2022
40. The No True Scotsman Fallacy
Apr 25, 2022
39. The Personal Incredulity Fallacy
Apr 20, 2022
38. The Hasty Generalization Fallacy
Apr 19, 2022
37. 6 simple ways to help your teen (and you!) learn to think for themselves
Apr 18, 2022
36. The Whole to Part Fallacy
Apr 13, 2022
35. The Part to Whole Fallacy
Apr 12, 2022
34. 10 questions to help you think about online drama (the Chris Rock & Will Smith debacle)
Apr 11, 2022
33. The Weak Analogy Fallacy
Apr 06, 2022
32. The Middle Ground Fallacy
Apr 05, 2022
31. The Fallacy Fallacy
Apr 04, 2022
30. The Appeal to Heaven Fallacy
Mar 30, 2022
29. The Appeal to Possibility Fallacy
Mar 29, 2022
28. The Appeal to Ignorance Fallacy
Mar 28, 2022
27. The Appeal to Novelty or High-Tech Fallacy
Mar 23, 2022
26. The Appeal to Tradition Fallacy
Mar 22, 2022
25. The Appeal to Fear Fallacy
Mar 21, 2022
24. The Appeal to Pity Fallacy
Mar 16, 2022
23. The Appeal to Emotion Fallacy
Mar 15, 2022
22. Let's talk propaganda
Mar 14, 2022
21. The Appeal to Nature Fallacy
Mar 09, 2022
20. The Appeal to Authority Fallacy | Critical Thinking for Teens
Mar 08, 2022
19. The Bandwagon Fallacy
Mar 07, 2022
18. The Genetic Fallacy
Mar 02, 2022
17. The Tu Quoque Fallacy
Mar 01, 2022
16. 5 Essentials to having a GOOD conversation
Feb 28, 2022
15. The Loaded Question Fallacy
Feb 24, 2022
14. The Fallacy of Equivocation
Feb 23, 2022
13. The Circular Reasoning Fallacy
Feb 22, 2022
12. The Texas Sharpshooter Fallacy
Feb 21, 2022
11. The Slippery Slope Fallacy
Feb 17, 2022
10. The Special Pleading Fallacy | Logical Fallacies for Teens
Feb 16, 2022
9. The Red Herring Fallacy
Feb 15, 2022
8. The Strawman Fallacy
Feb 14, 2022
7. Ad Hominem Attack
Feb 10, 2022
6. Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc | Logical Fallacies for Teens
Feb 09, 2022
5. The Either/Or Fallacy: creating a false dilemma
Feb 08, 2022
2. What is a logical fallacy?
Feb 07, 2022
3. Why don't we learn critical thinking in school?
Feb 07, 2022
4. The two enemies of good thinking
Feb 07, 2022
1. Why a podcast on how to think? Critical thinking for teens
Jan 30, 2022