Are you biased? Are you prejudiced? Of course you are, and so am I. Bias and prejudice are everyday modes of thinking, and they usually work quite well. Without pre-judgment and bias we could not handle everyday mental tasks. But these thinking habits become dangerous when they replace critical thinking or serve to judge classes of people.

Use this video to teach critical thinking skills and help viewers avoid everyday thinking traps such as stereotypes, the "blindness of normality," cause and effect errors, confirmation bias, and our built in "blind spot."

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