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100	1		_aBergstrom, Carl T.,
245	1	0	_aCalling bullshit : _bthe art of skepticism in a data-driven world / _cCarl T. Bergstrom & Jevin D. West.
250			_aFirst edition.
264		1	_aNew York : _bRandom House, _c[2020]
300			_axvi, 318 pages : _billustrations, charts ; _c25 cm.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent.
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia.
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages [289]-307) and index.
520			_a"The world is awash in bullshit, and we're drowning in it. Politicians are unconstrained by facts. Science is conducted by press release. Startup culture elevates bullshit to high art. These days, calling bullshit is a noble act. Based on Carl Bergstrom and Jevin West's popular course at the University of Washington, Calling Bullshit is a modern handbook to the art of skepticism. Bergstrom, a computational biologist, and West, an information scientist, catalogue bullshit in its many forms, explaining and offering readers the tools to see through the obfuscations, deliberate and careless, that dominate every realm of our lives. They instruct readers to ask: Who is saying it? How do they know? What do they have to gain by persuading me? Are the numbers or results too good or too dramatic to be true? Is the claim comparing like with like or apples and oranges? Is it confirming your personal bias? In this lively guide to everything from misleading statistics to "fake news," Bergstrom and West help you recognize bullshit whenever and wherever you encounter it--in data, in conversation, even within yourself--and explain it to your crystal-loving aunt or casually racist uncle. Now more than ever, calling bullshit is crucial to a properly functioning community, whether it be a circle of friends, a network of academics, or the citizenry of a nation"-- _cProvided by publisher.
650		0	_aSkepticism.
700	1		_aWest, Jevin D. _q(Jevin Darwin), _d1977-
776	0	8	_iOnline version: _aBergstrom, Carl, _bFirst edition. _tCalling bullshit _dNew York : Random House, 2020. _z9780525509196 _w(DLC) 2020003593.
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