Podlipodcast player Webplayer

Filter It Through a Brain Cell

Filter It Through a Brain Cell

367. Cognitive Dissonance, Part 2: When your brain defends the wrong thing

Filter It Through a Brain Cell · Aug 27, 2026 · 9:22

0:009:22

Listen in the Podli app 🎧

Follow your favourite podcasts, listen offline and in the car with CarPlay and Android Auto, and always pick up where you left off. Free to try.

It's technically not a bias, but instead, Cognitive Dissonance explains why our brains keep defending thinking errors even after we realize we've made one!

 

Want to test yourself on how well you can recognize fallacies in real life?   Take the free Meme Fallacy Quiz!   www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/quiz

Learn more about Crazy Thinkers Library where you can practice critical thinking using real-life memes, articles & headlines:   www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/crazy

Here's how you can purchase the Logical Fallacies ebook:    https://www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/offers/z6xbAcB2

Send me any questions, comments or even the fallacies you're seeing around you!    think@filteritthroughabraincell.com

Or, tag me on Instagram: @filteritthroughabraincell

Sign up on my email list at:   www.filteritthroughabraincell.com/contact

  

Critical Thinking for Teens

Logical Fallacies for Teens

Cognitive Biases for Teens

Homeschool Logic

Critical thinking for Middle schoolers

Episodes: Filter It Through a Brain Cell

PodliGet the free Podli app
↓ App