{"product_id":"conquer-logical-fallacies-thinknetic-9798516654701","title":"Conquer Logical Fallacies: 28 Nuggets Of Knowledge To Nurture Your Reasoning Skills","description":"\u003cb\u003eIf you doubt your decision making skills, then this will be the most important message you ever read \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy do employers judge candidates on the first impression they make, even though they know it's wrong and often misleading?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy do people smoke, drink to excess, and eat things they know are bad for them?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow do normally intelligent people wind up believing fake news stories?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo find out, let's take a trip back in time to Victorian England.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA famous story from the Victorian days is that women had to wear corsets. It's debated how commonplace corsets actually were, but they squeezed a woman's body like a snake - making the waist look smaller.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCorsets worked - but they were so tight, they caused internal damage to women. They also caused a woman's lower back to atrophy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn fact, corsets were so restricting that women often fainted wearing them!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut here's the kicker...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFainting from wearing a corset was actually considered to be a good thing! It was thought to be a sign of good breeding.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOr so the story goes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHistorians debate how often corsets were actually used. But they're a testament to the power of a cognitive fallacy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePoor reasoning, inability to tell facts from fiction and flawed decision-making cause these kinds of fallacies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey're the reason most people never live up to their potential.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEven the smartest people in the world are prone to unconscious bias. A Nature.com study in 2015 (\"First results from psychology's largest reproducibility test\") examined over 100 psychology studies to see if they could be reproduced.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnly around a third of the studies could be replicated! Researchers found a full two-thirds of the studies had been skewed by errors or unconscious biases. They couldn't be trusted.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's not that most people are stupid; they just don't know how to see biases and fallacies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat's why we wrote this book. Inside, you'll find: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe false beliefs that led to Aztec human sacrifice, and how they're STILL common today\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe ultra common fallacy you've probably already been exposed to in your DARE class\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe easy-to-follow five basics steps of critical thinking. Apply them and you'll make every decision with confidence!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRats spread pestilence and plague - but in India, a \"Temple of Rats\" was constructed because of this false belief\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to make yourself \"dumb\" because smarter people are HARDER to teach!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy you should be skeptical of anyone quoting an authority figure\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHistoric Islamic banking projects, and what they can teach you about false logic\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhy the supersonic Concorde jet flew so long - even though it was a MASSIVE money loser!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e...and much, much more!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConquer Logical Fallacies explains the major cognitive biases and fallacies people encounter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt goes over arguments and how to tell facts from fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou might be thinking \"Do I really need this?\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you want to build stronger arguments, make more confident decisions, and spot logical errors - then yes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you have to work with a wide range of other people or analyze information, you'll find this book INVALUABLE.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd you might be stunned by how many false biases you're already carrying around. They bleed into your professional and personal life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDo you want to have confidence in your decisions?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThen grab this book and upgrade your brain. Scroll up and click \"Add to Cart\".\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Thinknetic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 8516654702\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798516654701\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/07\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 172\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.44lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.40d","brand":"Thinknetic","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45898262610175,"sku":"9798516654701","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_88aac0a8-f593-49d1-8df7-e9909585726b.jpg?v=1721375894","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/conquer-logical-fallacies-thinknetic-9798516654701","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}