A field guide to lies critical thinking in the information age
We are bombarded with more information each day than our brains can process, especially in election season. It's raining bad data, half-truths, and even outright lies. Daniel J. Levitin shows how to recognize misleading announcements, statistics, graphs, and written reports revealing the ways lying...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York, New York :
Dutton,
[2016]
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| Summary: | We are bombarded with more information each day than our brains can process, especially in election season. It's raining bad data, half-truths, and even outright lies. Daniel J. Levitin shows how to recognize misleading announcements, statistics, graphs, and written reports revealing the ways lying weasels can use them. Outlines recommendations for critical thinking practices that meet the challenges of the digital age's misinformation, demonstrating the role of science in information literacy while explaining the importance of skeptical reasoning in making decisions based on online information. |
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| Physical Description: | xi, 292 pages : illustrations, maps, charts ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-282) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780525955221 0525955224 9781101985588 1101985585 |
| Author Notes: | He is a cognitive psychologist, neuroscientist, and author. He runs the Levitin Laboratory for Musical Perception, Cognition, and Expertise at McGill University. He has published extensively in scientific journals and music trade magazines such as Grammy and Billboard. He is also the author of several books including This Is Your Brain on Music, The World in Six Songs, and The Organized Mind: Thinking Straight in the Age of Information Overload. (Bowker Author Biography) |
