{"product_id":"language-lies-and-irrational-thinking-david-garnett-9781999753702","title":"Language, Lies and Irrational Thinking: A Defence of Reason in an Unreasoning World","description":"\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhy do we make bad decisions?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow do people justify bad arguments?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIs being sincere the same thing as being authentic?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhat is common sense?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhat is the link between ideology and delusion?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIs populist rhetoric undermining democracy?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhat is the difference between strategic thinking and strategic planning?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhat is a 'sustainable decision'?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhat is Multiple Rationality Analysis and its role in decision making?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAre we living in an Age of Hypocrisy? If so, what can be done about?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe language used to advocate or criticise political and social policies has become aggressive and less amenable to rational debate. The ways in which we talk to each other are resulting in irrational decisions and unsustainable policies. This book examines the ways in which different, often competing, rationalities are expressed in policy debates. It is a series of essays about communication and miscommunication.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAlthough much of the argument is inevitably (and unapologetically) grounded in theory, its intention is to provide a way of responding to a key practical issue - namely, how to make policy decisions that we do not live to regret.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Garnett\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1999753704\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781999753702\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Leaping Frog Publications\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/11\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 198\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.84lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.54d","brand":"David Garnett","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44138704109823,"sku":"9781999753702","price":13.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c1eaa0aa-2d37-4487-a602-e4560b812bef.jpg?v=1687901071","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/language-lies-and-irrational-thinking-david-garnett-9781999753702","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}