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Cognitive biases, logical fallacies, statistical literacy, media literacy, and information warfare basics
Your brain takes shortcuts. Advertisers, politicians, and algorithms exploit those shortcuts. Learn the 12 biases that shape most of your decisions — and how to catch them in real time.
Arguments that sound right but are structurally broken. Ad hominem, straw man, false dilemma, appeal to authority — the tools used to win debates without being correct.
"Studies show" is the most abused phrase in modern discourse. Sample sizes, p-hacking, correlation vs causation, and the tricks used to make numbers say anything.
Every headline is an editorial decision. Framing, selection bias, false balance, and the business model that turns your attention into advertising revenue.
Your attention is the product being sold. How platforms engineer engagement, the slot machine in your pocket, and the trillion-dollar industry built on your distraction.
Interfaces designed to trick you. Confirmshaming, hidden costs, roach motels, and the UX techniques that manipulate your behavior without your awareness.
Chomsky's propaganda model applied to modern media. How ownership, advertising, sourcing, flak, and ideology filter the information you receive — before you even see it.
Disinformation, misinformation, and malinformation. State-sponsored influence operations, bot networks, astroturfing, and the weaponization of social media.