instil false memories

brain fog

to err is human

gut feeling

entrenched stereotypes

to take with a pinch/ grain of salt

make us susceptible to

smth doesnt line up with ones memory

memory can be faulty

fact or idea gains traction

stamped on one`s memory

peer pressure

instill false memories

brain is wired to respond

mix up dreams and memories

have a blonde moment

feel a little off

information doesn`t line up with your memory

memories doesn`t match our current reality

mass mis-remembering

sth capture our collective attention

use the critical thinking suggestions

false memories come out of the woodwork

memories are a glitch

our brain is the culprit

brain is playing tricks on you

pattern recognition

brain encodes similar memories into categories

store information in easy-to-remember packets

have the capacity to form mental imagies

critical thinking is a key

figment of our imagination

come to well-thought-out conclusion

cherry-picked data

some theories don`t hold water

ability to distinguish between fact and fiction

distort/ contaminate/ change one`s memory

affect later thoughts/ behaviour

cherish memory

memory is a fragile thing

quite sure

pretty amazing

completely/ perfectly honest

absolutely terrifying

entirely different

pretty hopeful

barely capable of

virtually impossible

rather sceptical

totally impervious

bitterly upset

completely wrong

entirely beneficial

perfectly reasonable

completely alone

deeply depressed