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Levitin, Daniel J.
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Statistics -- Evaluation.
Science news -- Evaluation.
Electronic information resources -- Evaluation.
Information literacy.
Critical thinking.
Reasoning.
Trust.
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Levitin, Daniel J.
Statistics -- Evaluation.
Science news -- Evaluation.
Electronic information resources -- Evaluation.
Information literacy.
Critical thinking.
Reasoning.
Trust.
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A field guide to lies : critical thinking in the information age / Daniel J. Levitin.
by
Levitin, Daniel J.
Allen Lane, 2016.
Call #:
001.422 L666f
Subjects
Statistics
--
Evaluation
.
Science news
--
Evaluation
.
Electronic information resources
--
Evaluation
.
Information literacy.
Critical thinking.
Reasoning.
Trust.
ISBN:
9780670069941 (hc.)
Description:
xi, 292 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:
"How to analyze who and what to trust in the age of information overload. It's becoming harder to separate the wheat from the digital chaff. How do we distinguish misinformation, pseudo-facts, distortions and outright lies from reliable information? Neuroscientist Daniel Levitin outlines the many pitfalls of the information age and provides the means to spot and avoid them. Levitin groups his field guide into two categories - statistical infomation and faulty arguments -ultimately showing how science is the bedrock of critical thinking. It is easy to lie with stats and graphs as few people "take the time to look under the hood and see how they work." And, just because there's a number on something, doesn't mean that the number was arrived at properly. Logic can help to evaluate whether or not a chain of reasoning is valid. Not all sources of information are equal, and biases can distort data. Faced with a world too eager to flood us with information, the best response is to be prepared, and avoid learning a lot of things that aren't true. Daniel J. Levitin, PhD is a professor of Psychology and Neuroscience at McGill University in Montreal. He is the author of This Is Your Brain on Music, The World in Six Songs, and The Organized Mind"--Provided by publisher.
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