Summary of Cailin O'Connor & James Owen Weatherall's The Misinformation Age

Everest Media

Description

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.
Sample Book Insights:
#1 The Vegetable Lamb was a myth that persisted for centuries, despite being debunked by several leading naturalists. It is still felt today among some that certain foods can cause cancer. -> The Vegetable Lamb was a myth that persisted for centuries, despite being debunked by several leading naturalists.
#2 Pope Endorses Trump. -> On September 26, 2016, about six weeks before Donald Trump was elected president of the United States, a website called ETF News posted a story with the headline Pope Francis Shocks World, Endorses Donald Trump for President, Releases Statement. The article was shared or liked on Facebook 960,000 times.
#3 This is a book about how people believe things that just aren’t true, and how that belief can persist, spread, and impact the world. -> This may sound like a truism, but it is important to remember that our beliefs about the world affect how we make decisions every day. For example, do you eat sushi while pregnant. That depends on whether you believe that the omega-3 fatty acids in fish will promote your baby’s brain development or not.
#4 Beliefs matter in many ways, and people’s beliefs affect their decisions and the world around them. Not all beliefs are created equal: some are false, and some are true. But all of them have the potential to persist and spread, even if they are not based on any personal experience whatsoever.

Sujets

• Sociologie, société et politique
• Social Science
• Media Studies

Informations

• Publié par: Everest Media LLC
• Date de parution: 08 octobre 2022
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9798350032239
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

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Insights on Cailin O'Connor & James Owen Weatherall's The Misinformation Age
Contents Insights from Chapter 1 Insights from Chapter 2 Insights from Chapter 3 Insights from Chapter 4 Insights from Chapter 5
Insights from Chapter 1

#1

The Vegetable Lamb was a myth that persisted for centuries, despite being debunked by several leading naturalists. It is still felt today among some that certain foods can cause cancer. -> The Vegetable Lamb was a myth that persisted for centuries, despite being debunked by several leading naturalists.

#2

Pope Endorses Trump. -> On September 26, 2016, about six weeks before Donald Trump was elected president of the United States, a website called ETF News posted a story with the headline Pope Francis Shocks World, Endorses Donald Trump for President, Releases Statement. The article was shared or liked on Facebook 960,000 times.

#3

This is a book about how people believe things that just aren’t true, and how that belief can persist, spread, and impact the world. -> This may sound like a truism, but it is important to remember that our beliefs about the world affect how we make decisions every day. For example, do you eat sushi while pregnant. That depends on whether you believe that the omega-3 fatty acids in fish will promote your baby’s brain development or not.

#4

Beliefs matter in many ways, and people’s beliefs affect their decisions and the world around them. Not all beliefs are created equal: some are false, and some are true. But all of them have the potential to persist and spread, even if they are not based on any personal experience whatsoever.

#5

Our beliefs about the world affect how we make decisions every day. Not all beliefs are created equal: some are false, and some are true. But all of them have the potential to persist and spread, even if they are not based on any personal experience whatsoever.

#6

Our beliefs about the world affect how we make decisions every day. Not all beliefs are created equal: some are false, and some are true. But all of them have the potential to persist and spread, even if they are not based on any personal experience whatsoever.

#7

Our beliefs about the world affect how we make decisions every day. Not all beliefs are created equal: some are false, and some are true. But all of them have the potential to persist and spread, even if they are not based on any personal experience whatsoever.

#8

People’s beliefs about the world affect how they make decisions, and those decisions affect the world around them.

#9

Our beliefs about the world affect how we make decisions, and those decisions affect the world around us. People’s beliefs about the world affect how they make decisions, and those decisions affect the world around them.

#10

Our beliefs about the world affect how we make decisions, and those decisions affect the world around us. People’s beliefs about the world affect how they make decisions, and those decisions affect the world around them.

#11

We should be concerned with the spread of misinformation, and how it affects our beliefs. But we must be careful not to blame misinformation for the spread of lies, as that would be too limited.