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Beyond fake news : finding the truth in a world of misinformation / Justin P. McBrayer.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- McBrayer, Justin P., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Fake news--United States.
- Fake news.
- Disinformation--United States.
- Disinformation.
- Media literacy--United States.
- Media literacy.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Routledge, 2020.
- System Details:
- text file
- Contents:
- Part I The Misinformation Market p. 1
- 1 Informational Litter p. 3
- Fountains of Misinformation p. 5
- The Catalyst of Electronic Media p. 13
- Cheap and Easy p. 19
- 2 It's the Economy, Stupid: The Supply Side of the Misinformation Market p. 24
- Follow the Money p. 25
- A Pyramid of Strategies p. 32
- 3 Ignorance is Bliss: The Demand Side of the Misinformation Market p. 40
- What You Really, Really Want p. 40
- How Consumer Preferences Shape the News p. 49
- Part II Why We Fall for Misinformation p. 59
- 4 Big and Little Questions p. 61
- The Distinction p. 61
- Prehistoric Minds p. 65
- How Big Questions Can Get Us into Trouble p. 69
- 5 Intellectual Blind Spots p. 80
- Hard- Wired for Success (But Only with Some Things) p. 80
- The Citizens of Lake Wobegon: Errors of Bias p. 85
- Rolling the Dice: Errors oj Quality p. 93
- Part III How We Can Do Better p. 103
- 6 Building a Bridge p. 105
- How the Academy Learned to Tackle Big Questions p. 105
- Sorting the Signal from the Noise: Can We Trust Our Bridges? p. 109
- Which News Is Fake? p. 114
- 7 Trusting Others p. 125
- When Trust Goes Wrong p. 126
- What Makes an Expert? p. 135
- Knowing Who to Trust p. 140
- 8 Finding the Truth p. 148
- Giving Up on Truth p. 148
- Intellectual Virtues p. 153
- The Rules of Engagement p. 156
- 9 Cleaning Up p. 164
- Why Bother? p. 164
- What Individuals Can Do p. 166
- What Society Can Do p. 172.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. London Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on print version record.
- Other Format:
- Online version: McBrayer, Justin P., 1976- Beyond fake news
- ISBN:
- 9781000222531
- 1000222535
- Publisher Number:
- 40030218592
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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