Overview

This is an intelligent guide to using critical thinking to discover the truth in an age of made-up and manipulated information. Birthers. Truthers. Moon hoaxers. Antivaxxers. Holocaust deniers. Young Earth creationists. These are just a few of the purveyors of misinformation who thrive on the internet. Never before has the truth been more accessible and lies so contagious. In this confusing environment, how does an honest person find the facts? What distinguishes real conspiracies from conspiracy theories, real science from pseudoscience, and actual history from bogus accounts? How does one evaluate the credibility of rumours? Ustilising the tools of critical thinking, ""Bullspotting"" shows readers how to make distinctions and how to spot ""evidence"" that has been manufactured or manipulated to create a false impression. At a time when the average person is bombarded with phony information on a daily basis, this book will prove not only a great read but also an invaluable resource.

Full Product Details

9781616146344

Table of Contents

Reviews

This is a valuable book, particularly in an age of more misinformation than not. Collins introduces the reader to a series of tools for critical thinking [that] may preserve the reader's sanity. -\ --Portland Book Review A book that everyone should take to heart. It reminds us that the human intellectual capacity for self-deception is infinite. A great read! --Nicholas Capaldi, director, Center for Spiritual Capital, Loyola University New Orleans, and author of The Art of Deception This highly readable and entertaining book is full of wonderful examples of BS. It also provides a very useful compendium of the warning signs of BS. We all need to build some immunity to BS - especially youngsters. This book is a good place to start. --Dr. Stephen Law, philosopher and author of Believing Bullshit

This is a book that everyone should take to heart. It reminds us that the human intellectual capacity for self-deception is infinite. A great read! - Nicholas Capaldi, director, Center for Spiritual Capital, Loyola University New Orleans, and author of The Art of Deception This highly readable and entertaining book is full of wonderful examples of BS. It also provides a very useful compendium of the warning signs of BS. We all need to build some immunity to BS - especially youngsters. This book is a good place to start. - Dr. Stephen Law, philosopher and author of Believing Bullshit

This is a book that everyone should take to heart. It reminds us that the human intellectual capacity for self-deception is infinite. A great read! <br>- Nicholas Capaldi, director, Center for Spiritual Capital, Loyola University New Orleans, and author of The Art of Deception<br><br><br> This highly readable and entertaining book is full of wonderful examples of BS. It also provides a very useful compendium of the warning signs of BS. We all need to build some immunity to BS - especially youngsters. This book is a good place to start. <br>- Dr. Stephen Law, philosopher and author of Believing Bullshit

-This is a book that everyone should take to heart. It reminds us that the human intellectual capacity for self-deception is infinite. A great read!-- Nicholas Capaldi, director, Center for Spiritual Capital, Loyola University New Orleans, and author of The Art of Deception -This highly readable and entertaining book is full of wonderful examples of BS. It also provides a very useful compendium of the warning signs of BS. We all need to build some immunity to BS - especially youngsters. This book is a good place to start.-- Dr. Stephen Law, philosopher and author of Believing Bullshit This is a book that everyone should take to heart. It reminds us that the human intellectual capacity for self-deception is infinite. A great read! - Nicholas Capaldi, director, Center for Spiritual Capital, Loyola University New Orleans, and author of The Art of Deception This highly readable and entertaining book is full of wonderful examples of BS. It also provides a very useful compendium of the warning signs of BS. We all need to build some immunity to BS - especially youngsters. This book is a good place to start. - Dr. Stephen Law, philosopher and author of Believing Bullshit

This is a book that everyone should take to heart. It reminds us that the human intellectual capacity for self-deception is infinite. A great read! - Nicholas Capaldi, director, Center for Spiritual Capital, Loyola University New Orleans, and author of The Art of Deception This highly readable and entertaining book is full of wonderful examples of BS. It also provides a very useful compendium of the warning signs of BS. We all need to build some immunity to BS - especially youngsters. This book is a good place to start. - Dr. Stephen Law, philosopher and author of Believing Bullshit

Author Information

Loren Collins is a successful attorney, and the creator of www.BirthofaNotion.com, a website that debunks fallacies.

Tab Content 6

Customer Reviews

Recent Reviews

Countries Available