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Everyday Irrationality

Everyday Irrationality How Pseudo-Scientists, Lunatics, and the Rest of Us Systematically Fail to Think Rationally

Hardback (11 Mar 2001)

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Publisher's Synopsis

Robyn Dawes defines irrationality as adhering to beliefs that are inherently self-contradictory, not just incorrect, self-defeating, or the basis of poor decisions. Such beliefs are unfortunately common. This book demonstrates how such irrationality results from ignoring obvious comparisons, while instead falling into associational and story-based thinking. Strong emotion-or even insanity-is one reason for making automatic associations without comparison, but as the author demonstrates, a lot of everyday judgment, unsupported professional claims, and even social policy is based on the same kind of "everyday" irrationality.

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Book information

ISBN: 9780813365527
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Imprint: Routledge
Pub date:
DEWEY: 153.43
DEWEY edition: 21
Language: English
Number of pages: 224
Weight: 435g
Height: 235mm
Width: 168mm
Spine width: 18mm