Misinformation, Disinformation, and Polarization

"It's raining bad data, half-truths, and even outright lies. New York Times bestselling author, Author Daniel J. Levitin, shows how to recognize misleading announcements, statistics, graphs, and written reports revealing the ways lying weasels can use them." Also published under the title Weaponized Lies.

A concise, easy-to-read introduction to informal logic, "With Good Reason" offers both comprehensive coverage of informal fallacies and an abundance of engaging examples of both well-conceived and faulty arguments. A long-time favorite of both students and instructors, the text continues in its sixth edition to provide an abundance of exercises that help students identify, correct, and avoid common errors in argumentation.

A behind-the-scenes look at how the tactical use of words and phrases affects what we buy, who we vote for and even what we believe. With chapters like The 10 Rules of Effective Language and 21 Words and Phrases for the 21st Century, Luntz examines how choosing the right words is essential to getting what we want.

This book contains applied techniques for evaluating arguments and numerous real-world examples. It focuses on supplying students with sufficienct instruction in the mechanics of logic without losing them in theory.

"Darrell Huff runs the gamut of every popularly used type of statistic, probes such things as the sample study, the tabulation method, the interview technique, or the way the results are derived from the figures, and points up the countless number of dodges which are used to fool rather than to inform."

Over a quarter million copies sold How does this information make you feel about the book? If, even for a moment, you thought that a proven and popular book might be the one you were interested in, you may have been persuaded by a potent principle of influence-in this case, the principle of social proof. Have you ever found yourself saying yes to a telemarketer or to a child selling candy and then wonder why you have just agreed to subscribe to a magazine that you really arent interested in or to buy a candy bar that you really dont want? In this revised, updated, and expanded book, not only will you find out what techniques were used to get you to say yes, but you will also learn some worthwhile ways to defend yourself from future requests.

Presents persuasion through the examination of various aspects of popular culture--politics, mass media, advertising, and the information superhighway--as they exemplify and teach critical theories of persuasion. The text's multi-chapter focus on language and critical thinking is combined with readability, a conversational engagement with the reader, and current verbal and visual examples of persuasion in action. Persuasion theory, research, and ethics are all woven throughout the text to consistently underscore the book's central purpose--the development of critical consumers of all forms of persuasion.