Conspiracy why the rational believe the irrational

"The author discusses how we should think about conspiracy theories, who believes them and why, which conspiracy theories are likely to be true or false and what criteria we can use to assess them, and what we should do to combat dangerous conspiracism and reestablish trust in our democratic institu...

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Main Author: Shermer, Michael (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Baltimore, Maryland : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2022.
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245 1 0 |a Conspiracy :  |b why the rational believe the irrational /  |c Michael Shermer. 
264 1 |a Baltimore, Maryland :  |b Johns Hopkins University Press,  |c 2022. 
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300 |a xiii, 355 pages :  |b illustrations ;  |c 24 cm 
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504 |a Includes bibliographical references and index. 
520 |a "The author discusses how we should think about conspiracy theories, who believes them and why, which conspiracy theories are likely to be true or false and what criteria we can use to assess them, and what we should do to combat dangerous conspiracism and reestablish trust in our democratic institutions, in the media, and in one another"--  |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. 
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