Welcome back, study buddies! Last week, we shined a light on the deceptions of conspiracy theories and the essential role that critical thinking skills plays in distinguishing truth from myth. On this Passing Notes episode, we’re continuing our discussion on conspiracy theories and critical thinking, sharing our own experiences and confrontations with conspiracies, and how dangerous they can be in a world often teeming with misinformation. What effect does this misinformation have on us? How do we discern between our own personal or collective beliefs and conspiracy? Do we actually love AP English and the critical thinking skills it taught us?! Tune in to find out!
The study we’re talking about today is “Maybe a free thinker but not a critical one: High conspiracy belief is associated with low critical thinking ability” by Anthony Lantian, Virginie Bagneux, Sylvain Delouvée, Nicolas Gauvrit. You can check out the study here: https://doi.org/10.1002/acp.3790
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