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UnSpun : finding facts in a world of disinformation / Brooks Jackson and Kathleen Hall Jamieson.

By: Jackson, Brooks.
Contributor(s): Jamieson, Kathleen Hall.
Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Random House Trade Paperbacks, c2007General Notes: Includes index.Description: xii, 195 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.ISBN: 9781400065660 (pbk.); 1400065666 (pbk.).Other title: Finding facts in a world of disinformation.Subject(s): Deception -- United States | Deceptive advertising -- United States | Communication in politics -- United States | Truthfulness and falsehood -- United StatesDDC classification: 177/.3 Online resources: Publisher description
Contents:
Introduction : A world of spin -- From snake oil to emu oil -- A bridesmaids bad breath : warning signs of trickery -- "Tall" coffees and assault weapons : tricks of the deception trade -- UFO cults and US : why we get spun -- Facts can save your life -- The great crow fallacy : finding the best evidence -- Osama, Ollie, and Al : the Internet solution -- Was Clarence Darrow a creationist? : How to be sure -- Conclusion : Staying unSpun.
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Two Weeks Davenport Library Circulating Collection Print-Circulating 177.3 J132 2007 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 34284003363405

Includes index.

Introduction : A world of spin -- From snake oil to emu oil -- A bridesmaids bad breath : warning signs of trickery -- "Tall" coffees and assault weapons : tricks of the deception trade -- UFO cults and US : why we get spun -- Facts can save your life -- The great crow fallacy : finding the best evidence -- Osama, Ollie, and Al : the Internet solution -- Was Clarence Darrow a creationist? : How to be sure -- Conclusion : Staying unSpun.

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