Skepsis Movement

Cognitive biase "Halo effect" 👼🏻
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Singer Rick James, author of the hit Super Freak, was convicted of kidnapping and assaulting a girl. Actress Laurie Loughlin - sentenced to prison for fraud. But the fans did not immediately believe in their guilt, because "such a talented singer cannot be a psychopath" or "such a sweet woman cannot be a crook." This misconception arises from the halo effect.
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What is it? Let's figure it out👇
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The halo effect is a cognitive distortion, the transfer of a general evaluative impression of a person to the perception of his actions and personal qualities. In simple words: how much you like someone influences your opinion and judgments about him or her.
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For example:
➖ beautiful people are often perceived as smarter and kind;
➖ a laptop with a better design seems more functional than a low-key laptop;
➖ voters often vote based on the politician's appearance;
A jury has a hard time being convinced that a handsome person is guilty of a crime
etc. [you can continue the series in the comments 📝]
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Why is this happening❓
🔻 due to lack of time;
🔻group stereotype;
🔻 brain overload with information;
🔻 individual personality.
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There is also the opposite effect. For example, beautiful people are more often suspected of vanity, selfishness and manipulation of others.
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If you notice that you make judgments quickly, you are more likely to be subject to the halo effect. Do you think it affects your life? 🤔
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1 week ago

Microwave: convenience or harmful radiation?

🇯🇵In 2019 there was old news that Japan was going to disposing off all microwave ovens by 2020. Allegedly, the reason for this decision was a study by scientists at the University of Hiroshima. As if they concluded: "microwave radiation caused more harm to the health of citizens over 20 years than the bombing of US aircraft in September 1945."
Periodically, this news still pops up on various social networks.

🤔The satirical Russian website “Panorama” turned out to be the primary source of the fake. There is a disclaimer under each post - "All texts on this web resource are grotesque parodies of reality and are not real news." However, readers often don't pay attention to this disclaimer.

There are many myths about microwave ovens. We have collected the main ones for you:
🔻The microwave oven irradiates the body.
MYTH! Even a cheap microwave does not cause harm to your health. For comparison, a microwave oven emits about the same number of waves as a modern Wi-Fi router in active data transmission mode. However, we use a microwave oven less often than Wi-Fi.

🔻If the phone receives a signal inside a turned-off microwave oven, it has poor radiation protection.
MYTH! The microwave generator inside the microwave oven operates at a frequency of 2.45 GHz. The entire system of the oven body and front door is aimed at blocking the passage of waves of this particular length. The cell phone operates on other frequencies, so these signals can easily pass through the walls of the oven.

🔻Molecular structure of food changes in the microwave oven, food becomes dangerous.
MYTH! In reality, microwaves only make the water molecules in the food move faster and the food actually heats up. There is no change in the molecular structure of products, their composition and properties.

🍽P.S. Reheat your food in ceramic dishes, not in the plastic, because plastic can really harm your health. ... See MoreSee Less

2 weeks ago

It's easy to come up with complex passwords! 📲
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Thousands of accounts are hacked every day. If you don't want your account to be hacked, then, come up with a strong password! At first glance, not a difficult task, but ... How to remember it? Two simple and effective tricks:
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1️⃣ You probably have a memorable phrase: words from a song, a moment in life, a significant event, a quote, etc. Convert it to a password! For example, the following phrase "May the critical thinking be with you". Take the first letters of each word and you get "Mtctbwy". And if you add just a few numbers at the end, even the ordinary "123", then it will take much more time to crack the resulting combination "Mtctbwy123"!
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2️⃣ Choose 6 most common words as your password and rhyme them for easy memorization. For example, "news media detox fact check paradox". It turns out: newsmediadetoxfactcheckparadox.
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➕General Tips:
- The recommended password length is at least 12 characters!
- Use numbers, symbols, capital letters. "Catsanddogs" or "[email protected]$123" makes a difference, right?
- Avoid dictionary words in your password! The incoherent set of letters [meaningful to you] is much stronger!

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3 weeks ago

🧠The Mandela effect is a phenomenon where a person recalls something that did not happen or recalls it differently from the way it happened.


📝Why is it called the Mandela effect?
Nelson Mandela died in 2013. However, countless people distinctly remember him dying in prison in the 1980s. But his death isn't the only example of false memory.


🤔Let's see if you have any false memories.


🔻The Monopoly Man is wearing a monocle or not? Yes? Are you sure? No?


🔻Does Pikachu have a tail with or without a black stripe?


🔻Does the phrase "Luke, I'm your father" is the right way to pronounce?

Answer in comments🙃

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2 months ago