A Field Guide to Lies: Critical Thinking with Statistics and the Scientific Method - Paperback

Every day, our brains are bombarded with more information than they can possibly process. So inevitably, our brains filter and sift out a certain amount of that information in order to keep you focused on what counts. But what happens when more and more of the information you encounter everyday isn't true, and is actually maliciously false? We live in an age of disinformation, and if we aren't careful, we can find ourselves believing lies crafted to influence our emotions and steer us away from reality. In this book, author Daniel Levitin offers the reader tools to distinguish between the lies and the truth, and more broadly, a framework for assessing the sources of information you encounter. 'Infoliteracy' is an increasingly vital skill in the modern world, and by developing our critical thinking skills we can increase our ability to discern the truth amidst all the interminable dross of the internet age. A great read.(This title may contain a sharpie mark on the top or bottom edge and may show mild signs of shelfwear.)