Good thinking : why flawed logic puts us all at risk and how critical thinking can save the world / David Robert Grimes.
Publisher:
The Experiment,
Copyright Date:
2021
Description:
xiii, 385 pages ; 21 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Without reason: formal fallacies and how to defeat them -- The pure and simple truth? Spotting and debunking dubious rhetoric -- Trapdoors of the mind: the struggle between reason and belief -- Lies, damned lies, and statistics: how numbers can mislead him -- News of the world: how media indulges bad thinking -- The candle in the dark: what science is and what it is not.
Summary:
"A guide to identifying seductive and destructive bad logic, providing cognitive tools for dismantling dangerous conspiracy theories and common misconceptions"-- Provided by publisher.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.