Foolproof : why misinformation infects our minds and how to build immunity
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New York, NY : W.W. Norton & Company, Inc., 2023.
Edition
First American edition.
Physical Description
358 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
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Natrona Co. Public Library - Nonfiction
302.3 VAN DER LINDEN
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302.3 VAN DER LINDEN
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Published
New York, NY : W.W. Norton & Company, Inc., 2023.
Format
Book
Edition
First American edition.
Language
English
Notes
General Note
"First published in Great Britain in 2023 by 4th Estae under the title 'Foolproof: Why we fall for misinformation and now to build immunity.'"
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-342) and index.
Summary
"From fake news to conspiracy theories, from inflammatory memes to misleading headlines, misinformation has swiftly become the defining problem of our era. The crisis threatens the integrity of our democracies, our ability to cultivate trusting relationships, even our physical and psychological well-being--yet most attempts to combat it have proven insufficient. In Foolproof, one of the world's leading experts on misinformation lays out a crucial new paradigm for understanding and defending ourselves against the worldwide infodemic. With remarkable clarity, Sander van der Linden explains why our brains are so vulnerable to misinformation, how it spreads across social networks, and what we can do to protect ourselves and others. Like a virus, misinformation infects our minds, exploiting shortcuts in how we see and process information to alter our beliefs, modify our memories, and replicate at astonishing rates. Once the virus takes hold, it's very hard to cure. Strategies like fact-checking and debunking can leave a falsehood still festering or, at worst, even strengthen its hold. But we aren't helpless. As van der Linden shows based on award-winning original research, we can cultivate immunity through the innovative science of "prebunking": inoculating people against false information by preemptively exposing them to a weakened dose, thus empowering them to identify and fend off its manipulative tactics. Deconstructing the characteristic techniques of conspiracies and misinformation, van der Linden gives readers practical tools to defend themselves and others against nefarious persuasion--whether at scale or around their own dinner table." --,Amazon.com
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Van der Linden, S. (2023). Foolproof: why misinformation infects our minds and how to build immunity (First American edition.). W.W. Norton & Company, Inc..
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Van der Linden, Sander. 2023. Foolproof: Why Misinformation Infects Our Minds and How to Build Immunity. W.W. Norton & Company, Inc.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Van der Linden, Sander. Foolproof: Why Misinformation Infects Our Minds and How to Build Immunity W.W. Norton & Company, Inc, 2023.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Van der Linden, Sander. Foolproof: Why Misinformation Infects Our Minds and How to Build Immunity First American edition., W.W. Norton & Company, Inc., 2023.
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