Falsehoods Fly - 9780231213950

Columbia University Press

Falsehoods FlyWhy Misinformation Spreads and How to Stop It\nAuthor(s): Paul Thagard\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Columbia University Press, United States\nImprint: Columbia University Press\nISBN-13: 9780231213950, 978-0231213950\nSynopsis\nMisinformation is one of the twenty-first centurys greatest challenges, a peril to democracy, peace, science, and public health. Yet we lack a clear understanding of what makes misinformation so potent and why it can spread so rapidly. In Falsehoods Fly, a leading cognitive scientist and philosopher offers a new framework for recognizing and countering misleading claims by exploring the ways that information worksand breaks down.\n\nPaul Thagard examines the dangers of misinformation on COVID-19, climate change, conspiracy theories, inequality, and the Russian invasion of Ukraine. He argues that effective responses to these problems require understanding how information is generated and spread. Bringing together empirical findings about the psy.