How campaigns see you – and why that should change Scott Siebel Bias April 19, 2017 0We are living in a volatile political environment. You know, to just be grossly generalistic, you could put half of...
Biased Politician of the Week – Poor People Deserve It Edition Scott Siebel Biased Politician of the Week March 31, 2017 0“You know what, Americans have choices. And now they have to make a choice. And so maybe, rather than getting...
Is a hot dog a sandwich? Also, is Bernie a Democrat? Scott Siebel Fallacy March 29, 2017 1When the boss came into the state, it was always a big deal. ...
Biased Politician of the Week – Peter King edition Scott Siebel Biased Politician of the Week March 24, 2017 0
Are You Always Right? Take This Quiz To Find Out Scott Siebel Bias March 23, 2017 0Take this quick quiz to find out how smart and right you are about politics. Add up your points to...
Representativeness Heuristic – How “Liberal” became derisive Scott Siebel Heuristics March 22, 2017 0Previously, I introduced the representativeness heuristic as a mental shortcut we all use to make quick judgments based not on...
Reality Building – Or how to convince conservatives that the apocalypse is here Scott Siebel HeuristicsMediaNational Politics March 20, 2017 0I may not be living in the same reality you are. We may have wildly different reactions to the same...
Pattern Seekers – Why we see something from nothing Scott Siebel Illusion March 15, 2017 0Remember this line of letters. I’ll quiz you at the end. NRAUSSREPANYPAMLKBLT...
Introduction to Priming – Is Fox News Fascist? We report, you decide Scott Siebel Media March 13, 2017 0Turn on 24-hour cable news right now. Just do it. I know it’s annoying. But this is important. I’ll wait....
Narrative Bias – The Democratic Party Should Abandon Corporatism Edition Scott Siebel Bias March 7, 2017 0I have previously written about how people tend to gather and remember information best thru stories, or narratives. This is...
