"Originally published in the UK as The irrational ape by Simon & Schuster UK in 2019. First published in North America in revised form by The Experiment, LLC, in 2021" -- Title page verso.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary
"A guide to identifying seductive and destructive bad logic, providing cognitive tools for dismantling dangerous conspiracy theories and common misconceptions"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents
Without reason: formal fallacies and how to defeat them -- The pure and simple truth? Spotting and debunking dubious rhetoric -- Trapdoors of the mind: the struggle between reason and belief -- Lies, damned lies, and statistics: how numbers can mislead him -- News of the world: how media indulges bad thinking -- The candle in the dark: what science is and what it is not.
