Shadowing Practice: The Confirmation Bias - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Two guys are sitting together in a bar in the remote Alaskan wilderness arguing about the existence of God. While they're old friends they have very different ideas on God: one is a priest and the other is an atheist. The atheist says "Look it's not like I haven't given God a chance, I've even tried the prayer thing.
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It didn't work!" The priest asks with some incredulity: "Did you really pray? When did this happen?" "Just last month" replies the atheist "I got caught away from the camp and a terrible blizzard I was totally lost and I couldn't see a thing it was 20 degrees below zero and so I prayed I fell to my knees in the snow and cried out: Oh God if there is a god I'm lost in this blizzard and I'm going to die if you don't help me!" the priest looks at the atheist puzzled and says: "Well, then you must believe in God now, after all here you are, alive!" The atheist rolls his eyes and replies: "No, no that's not how it happened! A couple of Eskimos came wandering by and showed me the way back to the camp". So, where do such different perspectives come from? Confirmation bias is a tendency to look for, interpret and recall information in ways that affirm our preconception. Whenever we encounter objective facts on an issue we look at them through the lens of our own beliefs. As a result we see and overrate where the to intercept. The bias is strongest for emotionally charged issues or when we search for desired outcomes.
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Wrapped inside popular narratives, cultural beliefs and family values a confirmation bias often gets passed on for generations. The priest learned from his ancestors that God is behind everything. The atheist was raised within a family that believed only in scientific knowledge. When we are confronted with unfamiliar or new situations a bias helps us to draw fast conclusions. If every encounter with a stranger would require us to think of all sorts of possible outcomes, we would not come to any conclusions. Economically speaking it would be too costly. To survive in a dangerous world we learn to operate like storytelling, pattern-seeking animals, each one of us thinking that our story and our head is the right one. Today we can afford to slow down and think more deeply about certain issues. When we do this we can become aware of our own biases. We begin to realize that things are often more complicated than we thought.
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Psychologist Peter Cathcart Wason who coined the term confirmation bias left us with this fun little hypothesis rule discovery task, let's see if you can do it? What's the rule behind the sequence of numbers: 2 4 6 ? And what comes next?
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Write the correct number and the rule we are looking for in the comments below!
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Now, fast! Psychologists and nobel prize winner Daniel Kahneman said: "A reliable way to make people believe in falsehoods is frequent repetition. Because familiarity is not easily distinguished from truth.". Which means if there is time to reflect slowing down is likely to be a good idea!
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Who Will Benefit from This Video?

This video is perfect for intermediate English learners aiming to boost their critical thinking and conversational skills. It blends a relatable story with clear explanations, making it ideal for those practicing shadow speech—repeating phrases aloud to mimic tone and rhythm. The dialogue’s natural flow and the narrator’s steady pace also suit learners using a shadowing site to refine pronunciation.

Words & Idioms Worth Stealing

  • Confirmation bias: The tendency to favor info that matches your beliefs. Example: "She ignored the data, showing confirmation bias."
  • Incredulity: Disbelief. "His incredulity was clear when he heard the story."
  • Preconception: A fixed idea before learning facts. "Her preconceptions about the city were wrong."
  • Pattern-seeking: Looking for order in chaos. "Humans are natural pattern-seeking creatures."

How to Get the Accent Right

The narrator uses a neutral, conversational tone—great for shadowing technique practice. Focus on: - Stress in multi-syllabic words: "con-FIR-ma-tion" (not "CON-fir-MA-tion") and "in-CRE-du-li-ty". - Pausing for effect: The story’s pause after "Oh God, if there is a god..." builds drama—copy this to sound natural. - Reduced forms: "it's not like I haven't" becomes "it's not like I haven’t" (link "like I" smoothly). Practice with a shadowspeak tool to record and compare your delivery. Slow down to match the narrator’s clarity, then speed up to mimic real conversation.

By focusing on these elements, you’ll not only master new vocabulary but also sharpen your ability to communicate complex ideas—key for fluency. Try shadowing the dialogue daily to internalize the rhythm and tone!

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המבנים שהדובר משתמש בהם הכי הרבה, עם המילים המדויקות מהסרטון:

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משפטי תנאי (Conditional sentences) if + clause, will/would + verb — תנאי ותוצאה שלוIf every encounter with a stranger would require
סביל (Passive voice) be + past participle — הדגש הוא על מה שקורה, לא על מי שעושה את הפעולהwas raised · is not easily distinguished
הווה מושלם (Present perfect) have/has + past participle — פעולה שקרתה בעבר ועדיין יש לה חשיבות או השפעה עכשיוhaven't given
השוואות (Comparatives) -er than / more … than — השוואה בין שני דבריםmore complicated than

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