The invention and widespread use of computers, and especially the proliferation of the Internet, brought us into a time when ordinary people have immediate access to more information than professors, librarians, and heads of state had access to only a short time ago. This is empowering, but it is also dangerous-the Information Age is also the Misinformation and Disinformation Age, and it is easier to find bad information on the Internet than good. Add to that the entities that have been popping up seemingly with the express purpose of disseminating fake news and the recent invention of deep fakes that are becoming harder and harder to detect, and the need for critical thinking, which provides a toolkit for spotting bunk, becomes more and more vital.
This book is that toolkit.
Debunk: Arm Yourself With the Tenets of Critical Thinking by Sam McCollough
Sam started his journey of understanding the world as it is in the late 1970s when he first read Carl Sagan's The Dragons of Eden: Speculations on the Evolution of Human Intelligence. He earned his Bachelors of English with a minor in History cum laude from the University of Maryland University College (now University of Maryland Global Campus) in 1992. Sam has spent the past 30+ years educating himself with countless science and other books written for the layman on subjects as diverse as cosmology, physics, biology, anthropology, psychology and philosophy. He saw a need for a book about the Tenets of Critical Thinking because of the volume of misinformation and disinformation, and now fake news and deep fakes that overwhelm us every day. Sam has been teaching adults and designing and writing instructional materials for 25+ years.Sam lives with his wife and two children in Jupiter, Florida.
ISBN-13: 9798991561006
Publisher: Tenet Publications
Publication date: 11/15/2024
Pages: 146
Product dimensions: 5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.38(d)
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