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1 online resource (288 pages) : illustration |
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""Contents""; ""Introduction""; ""PART ONE""; ""Facing Up to Misinformation""; ""1. This Stuff Is Everywhere""; ""2. The Damage That It Does""; ""3. On Weasel Words""; ""4. Building Your Own Bullshitometer""; ""PART TWO""; ""Stalking the WILD Baloney""; ""1. Noble Monkeys: Where We Came From""; ""2. The Wonderful Power of Woo""; ""3. Bugs and Bodies: Mysteries of Medicine""; ""4. Implacable Foes of Reason: The Antivaxers""; ""5. No Hoax: The Truth About Climate Change""; ""6. That Isn�t Exactly How It Went: Faking History""; ""7. Coprolite Claims: Faking Archaeology"" |
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""8. The End of the World Was Nigh""""Bibliography""; ""INDEX"" |
| Summary |
We live in an era of misinformation, much of it spread by authority figures, including politicians, religious leaders, broadcasters, and, of course, apps and websites. With so much bogus information coming from so many sources, how can anyone be expected to discover the truth? In Debunk It, author John Grant uses modern, ripped-from-the-headlines examples to clearly explain how to identify bad evidence and poor arguments. He provides a roundup of the rhetorical tricks people use when attempting to pull the wool over our eyes, and even offers advice about how to take these unscrupulous pundits down. So if you're tired of hearing blowhards spouting off about climate change, history, evolution, medicine, and more, this is the book for you. Debunk It is the ultimate guide for young readers seeking a firmer footing in a world that's full of holes.--Provided by publisher. |
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1270 Lexile. |
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1270L Lexile |
| Summary |
Uses modern headline examples to explain how to identify bad evidence and poor arguments, summarizing the rhetorical tricks people use to sway public opinion in a range of fields. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-280) and index. |
| System Details |
Requires Boundless App. |
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Critical thinking -- Juvenile literature.
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Reasoning -- Juvenile literature.
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Current events -- Juvenile literature.
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Critical thinking.
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Reasoning.
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Current events.
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Critical thinking.
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Internet literacy.
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Common fallacies.
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Common fallacies.
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Internet literacy.
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Common fallacies. |
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Critical thinking. |
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Internet literacy. |
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Electronic books. |
| Other Form: |
Electronic reproduction of (manifestation): Grant, John, 1949- Debunk it! San Francisco : Zest Books, [2014] 9781936976683 (NjBwBT)bl2015005494 (OCoLC)867078416 |
| ISBN |
9781936976690 : $12.99 |
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1936976692 : $12.99 |
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