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Author Jackson, Brooks.

Title UnSpun : finding facts in a world of disinformation / Brooks Jackson and Kathleen Hall Jamieson.

Publication Info. New York : Random House Trade Paperbacks, [2007]
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 Bristol, Main Library - Non Fiction  177.3 J132    Check Shelf
Description xii, 195 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Note Includes index.
Contents Introduction : A world of spin -- ch. 1. From snake oil to emu oil -- ch. 2. A bridesmaids bad breath : warning signs of trickery -- ch. 3. "Tall" coffees and assault weapons : tricks of the deception trade -- ch. 4. UFO cults and US : why we get spun -- ch. 5. Facts can save your life -- ch. 6. The great crow fallacy : finding the best evidence -- ch. 7. Osama, Ollie, and Al : the Internet solution -- ch. 8. Was Clarence Darrow a creationist? : How to be sure -- Conclusion : Staying unSpun -- Acknowledgments -- Index.
Subject Deception -- United States.
Deceptive advertising -- United States.
Communication in politics -- United States.
Truthfulness and falsehood -- United States.
Added Author Jamieson, Kathleen Hall.
Added Title Finding facts in a world of disinformation
ISBN 9781400065660 paperback
1400065666 paperback
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