Bibliograph

A field guide to lies, critical thinking in the information age, Daniel J. Levitin

Type

Label

A field guide to lies, critical thinking in the information age, Daniel J. Levitin

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-282) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

A field guide to lies

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

934676963

Responsibility statement

Daniel J. Levitin

Sub title

critical thinking in the information age

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 and the ways lying weasels can use them

Table Of Contents

Introduction: Thinking, critically -- Pt. One: Evaluating numbers : Plausibility ; Fun with averages ; Axis shenanigans ; Hijinks with how numbers are reported ; How numbers are collected ; Probabilities -- Pt. Two: Evaluating words : How do we know? ; Identifying expertise ; Overlooked, undervalued alternative explanations ; Counterknowledge -- Pt. Three: Evaluating the world : How science works ; Logical fallacies ; Knowing what you don't know ; Bayesian thinking in science and in court ; Four case studies -- Conclusion: Discovering your own -- Appendix: Application of Bayes' Rule

Target audience

adult

resource.variantTitle

Critical thinking in the information age

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