Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part I. The Problem of Misperception
1. The Fraction Problem
2. How Our Minds Fractionate the World
3. Confirmation Bias: How Your Mind Filters Evidence Based on Preexisting Beliefs
4. Bias with a Cherry on Top: Cherry-Picking the Data
Part II. The Fraction Problem in Different Arenas
5. The Criminal Justice System
6. The March to War
7. Patterns in the Static
8. Alternative and New Age Beliefs
9. The Appearance of Design in the Natural World
10. The Hard Sciences
Part III. Reversing Misperception
11. How Misperceiving the Fraction Can Be Advantageous
12. Can We Solve the Problems with Human Perception and Reasoning and Should We Even Try?
Notes
Bibliography
Index
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Partial Truths von James C. Zimring - mit der ISBN: 9780231554077
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