Weaponized lies : how to think critically in the post-truth era
By: Levitin, Daniel J
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BookPublisher: New York : Dutton, c2016.Description: xxii, 294 p. : ill., maps ; 21 cm.ISBN: 1101983825; 9781101983829Subject(s): Critical thinking | Fallacies (Logic) | ReasoningDDC classification: 153.42 LE WE Online resources: Location Map
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"It's raining bad data, half-truths, and fake news out there - and some of this nonsense is having devastation consequences. Daniel J. Levitin shows how corporate and government reports, statistics, and news stories can mislead, and reveals the way lying weasels use them. What makes lies dangerous is the certainty with which people are prone to believe them. Here is how to fix that."--Page [4] of cover.
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| 153.42 DE TH Think! : | 153.42 DO AR The art of thinking clearly / | 153.42 HO PR Provoking thought : | 153.42 LE WE Weaponized lies : | 153.42 LE WE Weaponized lies : | 153.42 NO EY Eyes wide open : | 153.43 NA WH Why not? : |
"Previously published as A field guide to lies." "Updated and with a new introduction"--Cover.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"It's raining bad data, half-truths, and fake news out there - and some of this nonsense is having devastation consequences. Daniel J. Levitin shows how corporate and government reports, statistics, and news stories can mislead, and reveals the way lying weasels use them. What makes lies dangerous is the certainty with which people are prone to believe them. Here is how to fix that."--Page [4] of cover.