Conspiracy why the rational believe the irrational

The author discusses how we should think about conspiracy theories, who believes them and why, which conspiracy theories are likely to be true or false and what criteria we can use to assess them, and what we should do to combat dangerous conspiracism and reestablish trust in our democratic institut...

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Other Authors: Shermer, Michael, 1954- autor (autor)
Format: Book
Language:Inglés
Published: Baltimore, Maryland : Johns Hopkins University Press [2022]
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Summary:The author discusses how we should think about conspiracy theories, who believes them and why, which conspiracy theories are likely to be true or false and what criteria we can use to assess them, and what we should do to combat dangerous conspiracism and reestablish trust in our democratic institutions, in the media, and in one another -- Editor
Physical Description:XIII, 355 páginas : ilustraciones (blanco y negro) ; 24 cm
Bibliography:Incluye referencias bibliográficas (páginas 317-348) e índice
ISBN:9781421444451