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Weaponized lies : how to think critically in the post-truth era Daniel J. Levitin

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Dutton, c2016.Description: xxii, 294 p. : ill., maps ; 21 cmISBN:
  • 1101983825
  • 9781101983829
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 153.42 LE WE
Online resources: Summary: "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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"Previously published as A field guide to lies." "Updated and with a new introduction"--Cover.

"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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