The Wason Selection Task || Classic Puzzle #03

This logic puzzle was designed by renowned cognitive psychologist Peter C. Wason, and for over 50 years it's exploited our confirmation bias to trick us.

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Music, art, voice, and editing done by Dakota Krafick.
Music: "Riddles to Stump the Sphinx"

Video chapters:
0:00 - Introduction
0:44 - Puzzle
2:16 - Answer & Explanation

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Fun fact: The characters used on the cards (A, D, 4, and 7) are the ones that appear on Peter Wason's gravestone. The more I learned about this puzzle while researching it, the more interesting it became to me, and I ended up spending a lot more time than anticipated fine-tuning the script and visuals (especially for the part where the four types of cards are explained). I hope you all enjoy!