Think for Yourself!: An Essay on Cutting Through the Babble, the Bias, and the HypeFulcrum Publishing, 2005 - 220 sider "Think for Yourself! aims a spotlight at the significant but often overlooked difference between intuitive reasoning and logical reasoning. Steve Hindes shows readers how to cut through the tangle of pseudo-information that people are barraged with daily, so they can educate themselves fully on any topic, whether it's current events or family traditions."--BOOK JACKET. |
Indhold
Introduction | 1 |
Our Fundamental Guides | 14 |
The Landscape of Reason | 49 |
Equal Evidence Equal Merit | 56 |
Home Team Bias | 62 |
SelfCensorship | 72 |
Is the Idea Inherently Open to Scrutiny? | 78 |
SelfExemption | 85 |
Bones of Aliens | 119 |
Claims of Insight into Gods Will | 136 |
Ad Populum | 151 |
Semantics | 162 |
The Appeal of Money Fame or Prestige | 175 |
Surveys | 189 |
Endnotes | 205 |
Bibliography | 218 |
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