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UnSpun : finding facts in a world of disinformation / Brooks Jackson and Kathleen Hall Jamieson.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextPublication details: New York : Random House Trade Paperbacks, c2007.Description: xii, 195 p. : ill. ; 21 cmISBN:
  • 9781400065660 (pbk.)
  • 1400065666 (pbk.)
Other title:
  • Finding facts in a world of disinformation
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 177/.3 22
LOC classification:
  • BF637.D42 J33 2007
Online resources:
Contents:
Introduction : A world of spin -- From snake oil to emu oil -- A bridesmaids bad breath : warning signs of trickery -- "Tall" coffees and assault weapons : tricks of the deception trade -- UFO cults and US : why we get spun -- Facts can save your life -- The great crow fallacy : finding the best evidence -- Osama, Ollie, and Al : the Internet solution -- Was Clarence Darrow a creationist? : How to be sure -- Conclusion : Staying unSpun.
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Includes index.

Introduction : A world of spin -- From snake oil to emu oil -- A bridesmaids bad breath : warning signs of trickery -- "Tall" coffees and assault weapons : tricks of the deception trade -- UFO cults and US : why we get spun -- Facts can save your life -- The great crow fallacy : finding the best evidence -- Osama, Ollie, and Al : the Internet solution -- Was Clarence Darrow a creationist? : How to be sure -- Conclusion : Staying unSpun.

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