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| 80% Recommended by our customers. Publisher: Prometheus Books Catalog: Book Release date: 2006-05-02 Media: Paperback Number of pages: 286 Ean: 9781591024088 Book Isbn: 1591024080  Tip: compare prices with similar booksAuthor:
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| Kida vividly illustrates these tendencies with numerous examples that demonstrate how easily we can be fooled into believing something that isn't true. In a complex society where success - in all facets of life - often requires the ability to evaluate the validity of many conflicting claims, the critical-thinking skills examined in this informative and engaging book will prove invaluable. |
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Written on February 7, 2007 Summary: A must-read for most of us After reading a review of this book in e-Skeptic, I immediately ordered a copy. If there's one thing that could transform the world into a better place, it's the implementation of informed critical thinking in the general population. I have always been a proponent of Plutarch's belief that the mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be lit, and am always in eager anticipation of books that may light those fires. The title is a bit misleading, as it oversimplifies the author's scope. But the use of numbered lists in book and article titles (Ten Ways To Do This, Five Things You Can Do To Improve That, etc.) is a pretty standard marketing ploy to attract readers seeking simple answers. If I had written of the review of the book after only 30-50 pages, I would not have given it a great review. It felt a bit choppy and lacking direction early on. The author seemed to worship statistics without the same level of skepticism applied to anecdotal evidence. All of this was fully rectified later in the book. Kida's approach is not only theoretical. He uses real-life scenarios to show how decision-making based on poor information and/or improper processing of information affects our lives in negative ways. There was one glaring omission: You can't talk about belief in the paranormal, superstition, and an aversion to fact-based and proven theory-based thinking without noting at some point that we live in a society where children are indoctrinated to believe in anti-science. Virgin births, the parting of seas at the will of a man, people walking on water, fat guys flying around the world with magic flying reindeer in a single night, rabbits delivering dyed chicken eggs, and so many more stories that are taught to children as fact brainwash them into believing in things that fly in the face of reason and fact. It shouldn't surprise us that these children grow up to accept bizarre claims, and make important decisions, without applying skepticism. We're not much closer to an Age of Reason than we were during Thomas Paine's days, but at least there are books like this flying the flag and trying to warn us of the dangers of not using our "God-given" ability to think. As a whole, this is a book that can improve people's lives and, thereby, everything those lives touch.  Written on January 24, 2007 Summary: What a great way to start a new year! At the start of every new year, I generally resolve to improve myself either physically, culturally or mentally. This year I read Tom Kida's delightful book, Don't Believe Everything You Think. This breezy book provided the roadmap for my New Years Resolution - to think better. It provided me with a listing of things I find myself doing and thinking everyday. It is kind of scary. More importantly, Kida gives you the tools to stop committing the same mistakes over and over again. If you are like me, you need this book. Written on January 20, 2007 Summary: A Must Read! The quote by Michael Shermer, publisher of Skeptic magazine and columnist for Scientific American, on the back cover sums up this book pretty well: "How can we tell the difference between what is true and false? The answer is science and critical thinking, a process that Thomas Kida, in this exceptionally readable and delightfully informative book, explicates with clarity." This book really gets you to think about how we think, and how our thinking can go wrong. As Kida says, while we've had amazing accomplishments, we still fall prey to flawed thinking. And it's not because we're stupid - very intelligent people make thinking mistakes. Instead, we all have natural tendencies to search out and evaluate evidence in a faulty manner. While Kida talks about many cognitive pitfalls, they're centered around six major themes to make it easy for the reader to remember the main points of the book. There are fascinating stories and anecdotes throughout the book (since we pay more attention to stories over statistics). The difference here is that the stories are all backed by rigorous scientific study. As a result, the book is extremely interesting to read, and you learn a lot about how we think and how to overcome potential problems. Highly recommended! Written on January 20, 2007 Summary: Handbook for critical thinking This is a good treatment of how to approach the world with a more critical view of your own thought processes. Kida rightly points out that it is not innate stupidity that makes otherwise well-meaning and intelligent adults believe the most absurd things. We simply aren't taught to think critically and we're by nature and by culture programmed to take mental shortcuts on our way to understanding the world and forming a picture of its meaning. I know some folks who are going to get this for their birthday... Written on January 13, 2007 Summary: Good presentation for popular audience! This is a very readable and informative presentation of some well-known concepts from social psych. Scott Plous' book, "The Psychology of Judgment and Decision Making" is more complete but less accessible to a purely lay audience and the material in this book is certainly nothing new, but it is nice to have a recently-published review of some research on cognitive illusions that was largely complete by the 90's. Good for adult learners interested in improving their critical thinking skills. Chapters are brief and examples are relevant and illuminating. |
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| Catalog | Book | Book | Book | Book | Book | Book |
| Release date | 2006-05-02 | 2008-03 | 2007-04-26 | 2008-06-23 | 2008-02-19 | 2008-01-22 |
| Media | Paperback | Paperback | Paperback | Paperback | Hardcover | Paperback |
| Format | - | - | - | - | Roughcut | - |
| Number of pages | 286 | 304 | 250 | 256 | 304 | 576 |
| Ean | 9781591024088 | 9780156033909 | 9781591025092 | 9780393331639 | 9780061353239 | 9780812974447 |
| Book Isbn | 1591024080 | 0156033909 | 1591025095 | 0393331636 | 006135323X | 0812974441 |
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