{"product_id":"falsehoods-fly-why-misinformation-spreads-and-how-to-stop-it-paperback","title":"Falsehoods Fly: Why Misinformation Spreads and How to Stop It - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePaul Thagard\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMisinformation is one of the twenty-first century's greatest challenges, a peril to democracy, peace, science, and public health. Yet we lack a clear understanding of what makes misinformation so potent and why it can spread so rapidly. In \u003ci\u003eFalsehoods Fly\u003c\/i\u003e, a leading cognitive scientist and philosopher offers a new framework for recognizing and countering misleading claims by exploring the ways that information works--and breaks down. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePaul Thagard examines the dangers of misinformation on COVID-19, climate change, conspiracy theories, inequality, and the Russian invasion of Ukraine. He argues that effective responses to these problems require understanding how information is generated and spread. Bringing together empirical findings about the psychological and social mechanisms that drive cognitive errors with philosophical accounts of critical thinking, Thagard develops an innovative theory of how we gain information. Grasping how the generation and transmission of knowledge can fail helps us find ways to repair it and provides tools for converting misinformation into facts. Offering a deep and rich account of the nature and workings of information, \u003ci\u003eFalsehoods Fly\u003c\/i\u003e provides practical, concrete strategies to stop the creation and spread of misinformation.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePaul Thagard is distinguished professor emeritus of philosophy at the University of Waterloo and fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, the Cognitive Science Society, and the Association for Psychological Science. His books include \u003ci\u003eBots and Beasts: What Makes Machines, Animals, and People Smart?\u003c\/i\u003e (2021) and \u003ci\u003eBalance: How It Works and What It Means\u003c\/i\u003e (Columbia, 2022).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 376\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 9.2 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 20, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44843470946406,"sku":"9780231213950","price":59.42,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/ZyKiMrvx8L9780231213950.webp?v=1772625918","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/falsehoods-fly-why-misinformation-spreads-and-how-to-stop-it-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}