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02921aam a2200301Ii 4500 001 7D7CF6A8383D11EFA74ADF9234ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20240702013519 008 230804t20242022mdua b 001 0 eng d 020 $a 9781421449074 020 $a 1421449072 035 $a (OCoLC)1392045670 040 $a YDX $b eng $e rda $c YDX $d BDX $d OCLCO $d OCLCQ $d MNG $d OCLCO $d IWP $d SILO 100 1 $a Shermer, Michael. 245 10 $a Conspiracy : $b why the rational believe the irrational / $c Michael Shermer. 246 30 $a Why the rational believe the irrational 264 1 $a Baltimore, Maryland : $b Johns Hopkins University Press, $c 2024. 300 $a xiii, 355 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 23 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-348) and index. 505 0 $a Prologue: The conspiracy effect : why smart people believe blatantly wrong things for apparently rational reasons -- Why People Believe Conspiracy Theories. Conspiracies and conspiracy theories : the difference in thinking and the difference it makes -- A brief history of conspiracy theories and conspiracists : toward a science of conspiracism -- Proxy and tribal conspiracism : how conspiratorial beliefs are reinforced as truths -- Constructive conspiracism : paranoia, pessimism, and the evolutionary origins of conspiracy cognition -- A case study in conspiracism : the sovereign citizens conspiracy theory -- How to Determine Which Conspiracy Theories Are Real. The conspiracy detection kit : how to tell if a conspiracy theory is true or false -- Truthers and birthers : the 9/11 and Obama conspiracy theories -- JFK blown away : the mother of all conspiracy theories -- Real conspiracies : what if they really are out to get you? -- The deadliest conspiracy in history : the trigger of World War I and how conspiracies really work -- Real and imagined enemies : conspiracies in reality and in our imaginations -- Talking to Conspiracists and Rebuilding Trust in Truth. How to talk to conspiracy theorists : engaging with people with whom we disagree -- How to rebuild trust in truth : reason, rationality, and empiricism in reality-based communities -- Coda: What people believe about conspiracy theories and why : results of the Skeptic Research Center survey. 520 $a Nothing happens by accident, everything is connected, and there are no coincidences: that is the essence of conspiratorial thinking. Long a fringe part of the American political landscape, conspiracy theories are now mainstream: 147 members of Congress voted in favor of objections to the 2020 presidential... $c Provided by publisher. 650 0 $a Conspiracy theories $x Psychological aspects. 650 0 $a Conspiracies $x Psychological aspects. 650 0 $a Belief and doubt. 941 $a 1 952 $l LAPH975 $d 20240702024651.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=7D7CF6A8383D11EFA74ADF9234ECA4DB 994 $a C0 $b IWPInitiate Another SILO Locator Search