This graph illustrates the perception of violence in the US by political party. I added the lines indicating President. Notice the party in power is likely to believe the US is safer than the party not in power. #politics #CriticalThinking #ConfirmationBias #CognitiveBias

Before #AI was the hot topic, there was #DeepFake. Remember to always check your sources, especially when the content aligns with your point of view. #CriticalThinking #ConfirmationBias

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/03/31/nashville-shooting-hoax-online/

"If Moses came down Mt. Sinai with a #Trump indictment chiseled in stone, Kevin McCarthy would demand oversight hearings on the prophet’s prior interference with navigable waterways." a great line from @thedispatch writer Chris Stirewalt on the present state of the #GOP in congress. #politics #ConfirmationBias

When DeSantis called covid a #woke virus, he was being sarcastic. I am not a DeSantis supporter but #ContextMatters. He was noting that the scientific community was condemning outdoor protests until the murder of George Floyd and then the scientific community supported those particular protests. DeSantis said, "This was presumably a woke virus..." whether you agree or not, let's not condemn people for crimes they haven't committed. #CriticalThinking #bias #ConfirmationBias

Remember the 'Good Old Days?' In 1958, 44 percent of white Americans had no problem saying they’d move if a black family moved in next door. The days were good if you were white, male and middle class. When you hear one #perspective dig a bit to determine if their might be contrary viewpoints. #CriticalThinking #ConfirmationBias #subjectivity

You're walking through the forest and you hear rustling in the bushes nearby that is about the size of a bear. Do you explore the noise or move quickly out of the area. Filling in the gaps is what kept us alive for millennia. Logical leaps and jumping to conclusions are the same thing, with different connotations. Avoid #ConfirmationBias and practice #CriticalThinking

When falling into #ConfirmationBias trap, a lack of evidence can actually be proof for false beliefs.

For example, the reason why there is no evidence that the lizard people are running the government is that they are so effective at controlling the narrative which is proof that they MUST be running the government. #dontbelievethehype