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Scienceblind : why our intuitive theories about the world are so often wrong / by Shtulman, Andrew,author.(CARDINAL)415093;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-298) and index.Why we get the world wrong -- Intuitive theories of the physical world -- Matter: what is the world made of? How do those components interact? -- Energy: what makes something hot? What makes something loud? -- Gravity: what makes something heavy? What makes something fall? -- Motion: what makes objects move? What paths do moving objects take? -- Cosmos: what is the shape of our world? What is its place in the cosmos? -- Earth: why do continents drift? Why do climates change? -- Intuitive theories of the biological world -- Life: what makes us alive? What causes us to die? -- Growth: why do we grow bigger? Why do we grow older? -- Inheritance: why do we resemble our parents? Where did we get our traits? -- Illness: what makes us ill? How does illness spread? -- Adaptation: why are there so many life-forms? How do they change over time? -- Ancestry: where do species come from? How are they related? -- How to get the world right.Why do we catch colds? What causes seasons to change? And if you fire a bullet from a gun and drop one from your hand, which bullet hits the ground first? In a pinch we almost always get these questions wrong. Worse, we regularly misconstrue fundamental qualities of the world around us. In Scienceblind, cognitive and developmental psychologist Andrew Shtulman shows that the root of our misconceptions lies in the theories about the world we develop as children. They're not only wrong, they close our minds to ideas inconsistent with them, making us unable to learn science later in life. So how do we get the world right? We must dismantle our intuitive theories and rebuild our knowledge from its foundations. The reward won't just be a truer picture of the world, but clearer solutions to many controversies-around vaccines, climate change, or evolution-that plague our politics today.
Subjects: Science; Errors, Scientific.; Fallacies (Logic); Intuition.; Reasoning.;
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How we know what isn't so. by Gilovich, Thomas.(CARDINAL)361457;
Subjects: Judgment.; Reasoning (Psychology); Evidence.; Error.; Critical thinking.; Fallacies (Logic);
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Threshold : the progressive plan to pull America back from the brink / by Hartmann, Thom,1951-(CARDINAL)265942; Hartmann, Thom,1951-(CARDINAL)265942;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-262) and index.An urgent look at our world's looming crises and what we must do to avert them In Threshold, writer and Air America host Thom Hartmann looks at the deteriorating state of our planet, where the dynamics of environmental, economic, and population change are boiling over the limits within which society can function -- In clear and impassioned prose, Hartmann busts the myths and ideologies of religious fundamentalism, capitalism run amok, male domination, and militarism that are draining our world of its natural and human resources and engendering the suffering of millions for the benefit of the few -- No mere jeremiad, Threshold examines cultures that have thrived, from the mother city of Caral, Peru, to modern Denmark, and targets five areas of policyanational, religious, economic, corporate, and environmentalafor specific and immediate reform -- Radical in its scope and boldness but simple in its commonsense logic, Threshold illustrates the mistakes we have madeaas a culture, as a country, and as individualsaand provides the inspiration and motivation readers are looking for to build a better, more sustainable world for all -- Part prophecy, part call to arms, part policy prescription, Threshold is, for readers of Jared Diamond, Thomas Friedman, and Paul Hawken, the wake-up call our society so badly needs.
Subjects: Civilization, Western.; Social change.; Environmental degradation.; Financial crises.; Overpopulation.; Fallacies (Logic); Common fallacies.;
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Threshold : the crisis of Western culture / by Hartmann, Thom,1951-(CARDINAL)265942;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-262) and index.Examines deteriorating societal functions and discusses five areas of policy--national, religious, economic, corporate, and environmental--that require specific and immediate reform.
Subjects: Civilization, Western.; Common fallacies.; Environmental degradation.; Fallacies (Logic); Financial crises.; Overpopulation.; Social change.;
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Historians' fallacies; toward a logic of historical thought. by Fischer, David Hackett,1935-;
Includes bibliographical references.
Subjects: History;
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The Tuttle twins guide to logical fallacies / by Boyack, Connorauthor.(CARDINAL)838594; Stanfield, Elijah,illustrator.;
The strawman -- False cause -- Appeal to emotion -- Slippery slope -- Ad hominem -- Personal incredulity -- Personal incredulity - Special pleading -- Loaded question -- Burden of proof -- Ambiguity -- The gambler -- The bandwagon -- Appeal in authority -- Composition & division -- No true Scotsman -- origins -- Black or white -- Begging the question -- Appeal to nature -- Anecdotal -- The sharpshooter -- Middle ground -- Tu quoque -- The fallacy fallacyIn a society where countless ideas are being shared, debated, and analyzed, it's more important than ever to sift out the good ones from among the gad ones. And when people you respect and trust use arguments that sound persuasive, how can you determine if they are correct? One of the most commonly used methods of spreading misinformation is the use of logical fallacy - a bad argument that makes something seem truthful that actually might not be. These types of arguments are used repeatedly, and there are many different types. Fortunately, these logical fallacies can be learned, so they can be avoided. Armed with this information, you'll be equipped to understand when people are sharing an idea that is wrong or making a claim that isn't true. You'll become an expert debater by being able to point out a flaw in an opponent's argument. That makes this book dangerous - a guidebook for teenagers and young adults who want to explore the ins and outs of how to win arguments and point out problems in others' ideas. Use this book wisely!
Subjects: Debates.; Logic; Common fallacies; Discussions; Communication; Responsibility; Self-reliance; Plausibility(Logic);
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The halo effect ... and the eight other business delusions that seceive managers. by Rosenzweig, Philip M.,1955-(CARDINAL)746399;
Subjects: Industrial management; Business enterprises; Fallacies (Logic); Success in business.;
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The Corps and the shore / by Pilkey, Orrin H.,1934-(CARDINAL)141848; Dixon, Katharine L.(CARDINAL)210671;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-266) and index.The Beach: Resilient, Dynamic, Threatened -- 1. America and the Beach -- 2. Coastal Processes and What To Do about Them -- 3. Beaches by the Numbers -- 4. Beach Replenishment -- 5. Folly Beach: Reclaimed Heyday? -- 6. Sargent Beach, Texas -- 7. Presque Isle: The End of a Beach -- 8. Camp Ellis, Maine -- 9. Oregon Inlet, North Carolin -- 10. Politics, Science, and Engineering -- Glossary.
Subjects: Case studies.; United States. Army. Corps of Engineers; Coastal engineering; Fallacies (Logic); Errors, Scientific; North Caroliniana.;
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Logic / by Nolt, John,1950-(CARDINAL)273753; Rohatyn, Dennis A.(CARDINAL)755179; Varzi, Achille C.(CARDINAL)377684;
Argument structure -- Argument evaluation -- Propositional logic -- The propositional calculus -- The logic of categorical statements -- Predicate logic -- The predicate calculus -- Fallacies -- Induction -- The probability calculus -- Further developments in formal logic.550 fully solved problems. Coverage of nonclassical logics and the probability calculus. Support for all major logic textbooks.
Subjects: Outlines and syllabi.; Problems and exercises.; Study guides.; Logic; Logic; Logic; Mathematics;
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Give them an argument : logic for the left / by Burgis, Ben,author.(CARDINAL)817328;
Many serious leftists have learned to distrust talk of logic and logical fallacies, associated with right-wing "logicbros". This is a serious mistake. Unlike the neoliberal technocrats, who can point to social problems and tell people "trust us", the serious Left must learn how to argue and persuade. In Give Them an Argument, Ben Burgis arms his reader with the essential knowledge of formal logic and informal fallacies.
Subjects: Right and left (Political science); Communication in politics.; Logic;
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