1. What does the term “clickbait” mean?
2. Scrolling through X, you find that an article has been shared many times claiming that the elections were rigged. How should you react?
3. What is the flawed reasoning in this sentence? -- “Either you are for freedom of speech, or you are against democracy.”
4. A website publishes a photo to illustrate an ongoing war. While searching the internet, you discover that the same photo was used to illustrate a different conflict several years earlier. What manipulation was used?
5. Why are “conspiracy theories” often popular?
6. What strategy is often used in conspiracy theories?
7. In this sentence, what is the fallacious argument used? -- “If we don't pass this law, society will collapse and everyone will be poor.”
8. A viral video claims that “the pyramids were built by aliens, because it is impossible that humans had such advanced technology at the time.” What bias is being used here?
10. What psychological mechanism can cause a person to see conspiracies everywhere, even without evidence?