Books by Jevin West
“Calling Bullshit started life as a course at the University of Washington. It is a book—a handbook really—written with the conviction that bullshit, particularly the kind that is circulated on the Internet, is damaging democracy, and that misinformation and disinformation can have very serious consequences. Bullshitters don’t care about truth. But truth is important, and this book shows why. It is focussed on examples from science and medicine, but ranges more widely too. It’s a lively read. It covers not just verbal bullshit, bullshit with statistics (particularly in relation to big data) and about causation, but also has a chapter on bullshit data visualisations that distract from the content they are about, or present that data in misleading ways. Like all good books on critical thinking this one includes some discussion of the psychology of being taken in by misleading contributions to public debate.” Read more...
The best books on Critical Thinking
Nigel Warburton, Philosopher
Interviews where books by Jevin West were recommended
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Thinking, Fast and Slow
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Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About The World — And Why Things Are Better Than You Think
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Black Box Thinking: The Surprising Truth About Success
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The Art of Thinking Clearly
by Rolf Dobelli -
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Critical Thinking: Your Guide to Effective Argument, Successful Analysis and Independent Study
by Tom Chatfield
The best books on Critical Thinking, recommended by Nigel Warburton
The best books on Critical Thinking, recommended by Nigel Warburton
Do you know your straw man arguments from your weasel words? Nigel Warburton, Five Books philosophy editor and author of Thinking from A to Z, selects some of the best books on critical thinking—and explains how they will help us make better-informed decisions and construct more valid arguments.
