Carl Sagan’s “Baloney Detection Kit”: How to Spot Misinformation in Seconds
Автор: Beyond Orbit
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Most misinformation doesn’t win because it’s true—it wins because it feels true.
In The Demon-Haunted World, Carl Sagan warns that when we stop testing claims and start accepting them through emotion, the consequences don’t stay personal. They scale into society—into public decisions, culture, and ultimately how easily we can be persuaded.
In this video, I break down Sagan’s core idea: the “Baloney Detection Kit”—a simple mental toolkit you can use to evaluate claims fast. We’ll apply it to two everyday situations (too-good-to-be-true health/performance promises and viral “they don’t want you to know this” content), and then zoom out to why Sagan believed critical thinking is a civic skill, not just a science skill.
Before you share the next viral claim, ask one question:
What would count as disproof?
Drop the most convincing claim you’ve seen this week in the comments—and in the next video, we’ll put the top ones through the kit, live.
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