Losing the Source: When Information Breaks Away from Where It Came From

Information needs a source. Learn how claims become dangerous when they break away from their origin and circulate as if...
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First Principles: The Starting Point of Thought

by Richard P. Weigand How Clear Thinking Begins Beneath Opinion Most confusion does not begin at the surface. It begins...
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Cognitive Immunity: Why Clear Thinking Matters

by Richard P Weigand How the Mind Defends Itself Against Bad Information The body has an immune system. It works...
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Misplaced Importance

Misplaced Importance by Richard P. Weigand When the Minor Thing Becomes the Main Thing Not all facts carry the same...
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Out of Order: When the Sequence Is Broken, the Meaning Changes

by Richard P Weigand When the Sequence Is Broken, the Meaning Changes Life happens in an order. Something comes first....
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Opinion Before Information: When Judgment Arrives Too Soon

Opinion Before Information When Judgment Arrives Too Soon Opinion is not the enemy of clear thought. A person has to...
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Misrepresented Information: When the Report Changes the Meaning

by Richard P. Weigand When the Report Changes the Meaning Information can be true at the source and still become...
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Misunderstood Information: When the Fact Is Present but the Meaning Is Wrong

by Richard P. Weigand When the Fact Is Present but the Meaning Is Wrong Not all wrong conclusions begin with...
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Missing Information: The Hidden Piece That Changes the Picture

by Richard P. Weigand   The Hidden Piece That Changes the Picture Missing information is one of the easiest ways...
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False Information

by Richard P. Weigand When Thought Begins from Something That Is Not True False information is the simplest distortion to...
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