An introduction to cognitive biases -- Optimism biases -- Negativity biases -- Biases concerning others -- Behavioral economic biases -- Cognitive biases and practical reasoning -- Behavioral legal ethics -- Special topics -- Review exercises on cognitive biases -- Review exercises on cognitive biases and your professional life.
Summary:
Aids lawyers and future lawyers understand the cognitive biases that can affect their law practices. It introduces lawyers to cognitive biases and how to overcome them. It demonstrates how to think more clearly and how to avoid being manipulated by others through cognitive biases. It also explains how you can use cognitive biases in persuasion. Finally, it demonstrates how attorneys can avoid unconscious ethical lapses. Present special problems concerning cognitive biases and the legal profession plus review exercises.
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