Cognitive Paradoxes

The Highlighter Illusion

Why coloring a page feels like learning — and usually isn't

Jul 23 • Alexander Rink

You Didn't Earn That

Why the Winners Always Think the Rules Were Fair

Jul 4 • Alexander Rink

Design Fixation: Why Your First Idea Is Your Worst Enemy

The cognitive paradox that AI quietly amplifies — and how to make AI break it instead

Jun 14 • Alexander Rink

The Statistical Ghost in Your AI

Simpson's Paradox and Why Your Model Is Probably Lying

Mar 29 • Alexander Rink

Can You Prove Me Wrong?

How Arguments from Ignorance Reverse Logic and Undermine Evidence-Based Thinking

Aug 21, 2025 • Alexander Rink

The Deflection Trap That Destroys Productive Discourse

Aug 16, 2025 • Alexander Rink

The Slippery Slope Fallacy

When Logic Takes a Tumble

Aug 8, 2025 • Alexander Rink

The False Dilemma: Beyond Middle Ground

The Art of Reconciling Opposites

Aug 3, 2025 • Alexander Rink

The False Dilemma

When Complex Issues Get Squeezed Into Simple Boxes

Aug 2, 2025 • Alexander Rink

Why Attacking Arguments That Were Never Made Destroys Good Faith Debate

Jul 27, 2025 • Alexander Rink

Attacking the Person, Not the Argument

Jul 24, 2025 • Alexander Rink

Faint young Sun paradox

Stimulating critical thinking - a loose series on paradoxes

Mar 22, 2024 • Alexander Rink

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