Episode 71: How to Spot Cognitive Dissonance in the Media

May 19, 2018

Episode 71: How to Spot Cognitive Dissonance in the Media

Topics:

• Whiteboard discussion – Pattern of Behavior
• The “so” tell combined with an absurd absolute
• Milton Erickson shoe on table example
• Word salad
• Triggers for cognitive dissonance
• Examining Trump “animals” comment
• “Fits a pattern” fallacy
• Whack-a-mole persuasion
• Primed by our preferences
• Occam’s razor
• Confirmation bias
• 20 year rule
• Ego as a tool that doesn’t control you

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