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Big Lies: From Socrates to Social Media

Big Lies: From Socrates to Social Media

Kurlansky, Mark
Zelz, Eric

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Young Adult Nonfiction

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ISBN10: 0884489132
ISBN13: 9780884489139
Publisher: Tilbury House Publ
Published: Aug 8 2023
Pages: 320
Weight: 1.50
Height: 0.80 Width: 7.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Big lies are told by governments, politicians, and corporations to avoid responsibility, cast blame on the innocent, win elections, disguise intent, create chaos, and gain power and wealth. Big lies are as old as civilization. They corrupt public understanding and discourse, turn science upside down, and reinvent history. They prevent humanity from addressing critical challenges. They perpetuate injustices. They destabilize the world.

The modern age has provided ever-more-effective ways of spreading lies, but it has also given us the scientific method, which is the most effective tool for finding what is true. In the book's final chapter, Kurlansky reveals ways to deconstruct an allegation. A scientific theory has to be testable, and so does an allegation.

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