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题名/责任者:
A field guide to lies : critical thinking in the information age / Daniel J. Levitin.
出版发行项:
New York, New York : Dutton, [2016]
ISBN:
9780525955221 (hardcover)
ISBN:
0525955224 (hardcover)
ISBN:
9781101985588 (paperback)
ISBN:
1101985585 (paperback)
载体形态项:
xi, 292 pages : illustrations, maps, charts ; 23 cm
个人责任者:
Levitin, Daniel J., author
论题主题:
Critical thinking.
论题主题:
Fallacies (Logic)
论题主题:
Reasoning.
中图法分类号:
B81
书目附注:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-282) and index.
内容附注:
Introduction: Thinking, critically -- Part one: Evaluating numbers. Plausibility ; Fun with averages ; Axis shenanigans ; Hijinks with how numbers are reported ; How numbers are collected ; Probabilities -- Part two: Evaluating words. How do we know? ; Identifying expertise ; Overlooked, undervalued alternative explanations ; Counterknowledge -- Part 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. -- Glossary.
摘要附注:
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
摘要附注:
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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