Misbelief: What Makes Rational People Believe Irrational Things - Dan Ariely
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The renowned social scientist, professor, and bestselling author of Predictably Irrational delivers his most urgent and compelling bookan eye-opening exploration of the human side of the misinformation crisisexamining what drives otherwise rational people to adopt deeply irrational beliefs. Misinformation affects all of us on a daily basisfrom social media to larger political challenges, from casual conversations in supermarkets, to even our closest relationships. While we recognize the dangers that misinformation poses, the problem is complexfar beyond what policing social media alone can achieveand too often our limited solutions are shaped by partisan politics and individual interpretations of truth. In Misbelief , preeminent social scientist Dan Ariely argues that to understand the irrational appeal of misinformation, we must first understand the behavior of misbeliefthe psychological and social journey that leads people to mistrust accepted truths, entertain alternative facts, and
