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Weaponized Lies : How to Think Critically in the Post-Truth Era by Daniel J. Levitin (2017, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherPenguin Publishing Group
ISBN-101101983825
ISBN-139781101983829
eBay Product ID (ePID)234924760
Product Key Features
Number of Pages320 Pages
Publication NameWeaponized Lies : How to Think Critically in the Post-Truth Era
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2017
SubjectEducational Psychology, Media Studies, Applied Psychology, Statistics
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaSocial Science, Education, Business & Economics, Psychology
AuthorDaniel J. Levitin
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight9.6 Oz
Item Length7.9 in
Item Width5.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2016-498579
Dewey Edition23
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal001.4/22
SynopsisPreviously Published as A Field Guide to Lies We're surrounded by fringe theories, fake news, and pseudo-facts. These lies are getting repeated. New York Times bestselling author Daniel Levitin shows how to disarm these socially devastating inventions and get the American mind back on track. Here are the fundamental lessons in critical thinking that we need to know and share now. Investigating numerical misinformation, Daniel Levitin shows how mishandled statistics and graphs can give a grossly distorted perspective and lead us to terrible decisions. Wordy arguments on the other hand can easily be persuasive as they drift away from the facts in an appealing yet misguided way. The steps we can take to better evaluate news, advertisements, and reports are clearly detailed. Ultimately, Levitin turns to what underlies our ability to determine if something is true or false: the scientific method. He grapples with the limits of what we can and cannot know. Case studies are offered to demonstrate the applications of logical thinking to quite varied settings, spanning courtroom testimony, medical decision making, magic, modern physics, and conspiracy theories. This urgently needed book enables us to avoid the extremes of passive gullibility and cynical rejection. As Levitin attests: Truth matters. A post-truth era is an era of willful irrationality, reversing all the great advances humankind has made. Euphemisms like "fringe theories," "extreme views," "alt truth," and even "fake news" can literally be dangerous. Let's call lies what they are and catch those making them in the act.
LC Classification NumberBC177.L486 2016b
