George StylesIt’s the work of gods, ghosts, and spirits!”The gap-filling fallacy is perhaps the fallacy that speaks about the human mind the most. When humans witness or experience something they…Aug 131Aug 131
George StylesThe Secret Ingredient for Solid Brainwashing — Cognitive DissonanceIf you want to be sure that your brainwashing scheme is going to have a solid hold on your targets, then what you need to induce in your…Aug 91Aug 91
George StylesThe Dunning-Kruger effect — Why most people will always have to learn the hard way if they’ll ever…Perhaps the greatest fuel and impetus behind all armchair experts, the Dunning-Kruger effect is perhaps the most “up and in your face” of…Aug 7Aug 7
George Styles“I’m a leader, dammit!” — The false-uniqueness effect and how no one knows that they do this.So, before we begin,Aug 51Aug 51
George StylesObscurantism and the Church: The Jedi mind-trick equivalent of “There is no biology to see here.”So, before we start, what exactly is “Obscurantism?”Aug 22Aug 22
George Styles“Lizard people are everywhere, hijacking everything!We could say “Strange times we live in,” but surely, have humans ever really been any better?Aug 11Aug 11
George Styles“But I have my truth, so gravity isn’t the same for me!”So, before we start, here is what Relativist Fallacy is:Jul 312Jul 312
George Styles“Will the real Christ Jesus, please stand up?” — A lesson in Special Pleading fallacy.So, the special pleading fallacy is the following:Jul 303Jul 303
George StylesThe In-group/out-group bias and a great modern example of where it occurs.So, before we begin, the in-group/out-group bias is:Jul 263Jul 263