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This Might Be the Best Way to Stop Falling for Bullshit
Have you ever been baffled by how someone can believe a conspiracy theory that obviously doesn’t hold together? Well, flip that around for a second and think about yourself: Do you really understand all the things that you have strong opinions or beliefs about? Chances are, you don’t. This is the “illusion of explanatory depth.”…
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How to Recognise the Weasley, Smarmy, and Otherwise Loaded Language That People Use Against You
We’re surrounded with loaded language. Whether it’s mass media, politics, or the people around us, someone is always trying to use words and phrases to support their agenda and to change our minds in bad faith.
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The Best News Outlets For Kids
When I was a tween, I got most of my current events knowledge from snippets of adult conversations I overheard plus a few minutes of TV news. (As I got older, I was also known to scan the front page of the local newspaper and read a couple of my favourite columnists because I was…