Why do “kids these days” arguments feel so convincing even when the evidence is flawed? In this video, I break down confirmation bias, one of the most powerful psychological effects shaping how we interpret information. Using a viral claim about Gen Z and work ethic, we explore how a widely cited study was built on pre-biased respondents and how even experienced educators can unintentionally reinforce misleading narratives when they don’t examine research methodology. This isn’t just about Gen Z. It’s about how all of us tend to: * Seek out evidence that confirms what we already believe * Ignore or dismiss contradictory data * Trust conclusions without questioning how the data was collected If you’re a teacher, student, or just someone navigating online discourse, understanding confirmation bias is essential for critical thinking, media literacy, and responsible argumentation. We’ll also touch on: * How flawed sampling skews research outcomes * Why anecdotes often feel more convincing than data * How social media amplifies biased narratives This video is part of a larger conversation about rhetoric, logical fallacies, and psychological blind spots that influence how we think and teach. #ConfirmationBias #CriticalThinking #Psychology #Education #MediaLiteracy #LogicalFallacies #CognitiveBias #Teaching #Rhetoric #GenZ #ResearchMethods #BiasInResearch #ThinkCritically #Education#TeacherLife #PsychologyFacts #Argumentation #DigitalLiteracy #youtubeeducation
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if they screened only for people who found gen z difficult to work with, then what was the point of the study??? this study doesnt teach or prove anything!
"excluding everyone that didn't vote for me, I got 100% of the votes!"
I've never heard the word "educator" pronounced Erd-U-Kator before
I remember graduating as a Millennial and the narrative was that graduates weren't ready for the workforce because they lacked soft skills and experience. Meanwhile, experienced workers who were previously laid off were told they had a "skills gap" despite applying for jobs they held previously. Employers will always come up with an excuse for why they won't hire because the real reason is to drive down wages while overworking the few people they didn't lay off.
I heard ‘genz can’t hold down a job’ and my first thought was ‘well yeah the jobs either practice lean scheduling or they’re gig work. It’s not that no one wants to work. It’s that no work actually wants to pay workers. That’s everyone’s problem, not just genz.’
Every single generation will say the younger generation is lazy. Then ten minutes later brag about how they did collage drink, blew off work, or didn't work at all for years. EVERY generation is lazy, or incompetent. That's what a lack of experience looks like. Your generation isn't special or different. Hindsight bias
"We're looking to see if the majority of an ecosystem are wolves. So we only counted the wolves in our calculations, and it turns out wolvesmake up 100% of the ecosystem." While the video/short/tiktok was definitely a case of confirmation bias, that article has got to be the most "backward-research" thing I've ever seen. Literally seeking exclusively the conclusion you wanted and pronounced it to be the only conclusion you found.
People are having trouble holding jobs (not just young people) because we have gotten so deep into an employers market that people haven't been paid what their worth in decades. So IF young people decided that "if you aren't going to pay me what I'm worth, I'm going to be worth what you pay me", could you even blame them?
Every generation has to go through the media’s “you fucks need to get in LINE” phase. Boomers were told to cut their hair. Gen X were told they were lazy. Millennials were accused of killing everything. It’s almost like there’s some kind of hegemonic order constantly trying to beat us into submission…
As a Millenial, CAN WE PLEASE NOT DO THIS TO GEN Z?! PLEASE????
The GenZers I know change jobs frequently, not because they can't "hold down jobs," but because they refuse to put up with the abusive bullsh*t they watched their parents go through only to get stabbed in the back by employers for their efforts.
I love my Gen Z workers. They aren’t afraid of shit and speak their mind. You know how nice it is to have people tell you the actual problems and then I can fix them. It’s the Gen X and Boomers that think struggling with those problems makes them stronger. I used to ask them all the time what is an issue what do you want to improve your day to day here. Ghosts. Gen Z might have some oddities but you ask those questions and you better be writing them down. They have a ton of answers and are going to share them.
I love it when my studies actively and openly admit to doing sample selection bias and cherry picking
Also, as a Gen Zer, we're very often not given a chance. I graduated with honours at the top of my college classes, I have a glowing LinkedIn review from a professor I worked with for many semesters that's praising my professionalism, teamwork skills, high standard of work, agreeability, problem solving skills, etc. I'm very happy to do what I'm told, I get along with people, I'm excellent at conflict resolution, I'm efficient without cutting corners. But I've only had one interview in 8 months of applying consistently since graduation and it turned out that was for a ghost job that had no intention of actually considering me for the position. I barely even get formal rejection letters. I have many Gen Z friends in similar situations. So yeah maybe if employers would actually talk to us, we'd be able to prove ourselves.
As a millennial, I have zero time for anyone in Gen X or my own generation who wants to perpetuate the same “the current generation of young adults are ruining everything” bullshit that we were subject to. It was bullshit when it was aimed at millennials, and it’s bullshit when it’s aimed at Gen Z.
one more person calls me bad because i was born in 2007 i'm gonna start crying edit: y'all are all so nice, thank you <3
I've never really had a problem with gen-z. They don't like being taken advantage of, or being talked down to, and are more aware of both, in a world that feels like it'll collapse before they reach retirement, with little prospect of having a home or being able to afford to live a modestly comfortable life
We asked 500 people who don’t like GEN Z how they feel about GEN Z. The results may shock you. That’s crazy actually
Thank you for this short! I found it very urdgucational!
I remember when it was millennials being told that they didn’t work well in corporate America. It’s been what, ten years? How do people forget that quickly? lol Wow new workers need time to adjust to new environments!? Holy Cow! Who could have imagined? And? Hold On… if you give them time to adjust they will 90% of the time!? WOW (The numbers I quoted were just as valid as the ones from the videos original source)