Defensive Thinking (Paperback)

Lingua: inglese

Editore: Independently Published, 2026

9798250763707

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Paperback. Your brain is wired for survival, not for truth. In a world of information overload, that's a problem.A staggering amount of what you hear daily is wrong. Some of it is careless; some is a deliberate trap. But the real danger isn't the dishonesty of others-it's that human reasoning is easily manipulated, and increasingly outsourced. We accept claims that feel right long before we check if they are right.Defensive Thinking is the intellectual toolkit you were never given in school.Part history, part philosophy, and part practical field guide, this book traces the evolution of "intellectual adulthood". It follows the tools built by the world's greatest minds to separate persuasion from logic and reduce avoidable error. Inside, you will learn how to: Separate Validity from Persuasion: Use the "Socratic Method" and Aristotelian logic to expose weak foundations in confident claims. Navigate Uncertainty: Master the "Mathematics of Uncertainty" and use Bayes' Theorem to update your beliefs as new evidence arrives. Decipher Science: Learn to read a study without panicking, distinguish correlation from causation, and understand what studies are actually saying.Defend Your Judgment: Identify the cognitive biases and "moral structures" that quietly disconnect us from reality. Written as a letter to the author's nineteen-year-old self-and to a new generation entering a misleading information environment-this is more than a book on logic. It is a roadmap to intellectual independence. Belief should follow evidence. Most of the time, it doesn't. It's time to close the gap. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…

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Titolo
Defensive Thinking (Paperback)
Autore
Timothy S. Claason
Editore
Independently Published
Anno di pubblicazione
2026
Condizione
new
Rilegatura
Paperback
Lingua
inglese
ISBN 13
9798250763707

CitiRetail

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