The Misinformation Age
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The Misinformation Age

by Cailin O'Connor

2019•Documentary•273 pages

Taste attributes: documentarypsychologicaljournalisticslowfresh & originalheavyrealisticintricatelinearemotive & stirringsocial commentarysolving the riddle/not as it seems

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Boxlist takeA grounded, fresh non-fiction book: heavy and stirring. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

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About This Book

Why should we care about having true beliefs? And why do demonstrably false beliefs persist and spread despite consequences for the people who hold them? Philosophers of science Cailin O'Connor and James Weatherall argue that social factors, rather than individual psychology, are what's essential to understanding the spread and persistence of false belief.

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Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

DocumentaryPsychologicalJournalisticSocial commentarySolving the riddle/not as it seems

Subjects

ErrorsCognitive psychologySocial aspectsPSYCHOLOGY / Cognitive PsychologySCIENCE / Cognitive ScienceTruthfulness and falsehoodInformation behaviorSociology

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Author
Cailin O'Connor
Published
2019
Pages
273
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