At a time when the news cycle turns on a tweet, journalism gets
confused with opinion, and facts are treated as negotiable
information, applying critical thinking skills to your social media
consumption is more important than ever. Guy P. Harrison, an upbeat
advocate of scientific literacy and positive skepticism,
demonstrates how critical thinking can enhance the benefits of
social media while giving users the skills to guard against its
dangers. Social media has more than two billion users and continues
to grow. Its widespread appeal as a means of staying in touch with
friends and keeping up with daily news masks some serious
pitfalls-- misinformation, pseudoscience, fraud, propaganda, and
irrational beliefs, for example, presented in an attractive,
easy-to-share form. This book will teach you how to resist the
psychological and behavioral manipulation of social media and avoid
the mistakes that millions have already made and now regret.
Harrison presents scientific studies that show why your
subconscious mind loves social media and how that can work against
your ability to critically evaluate information. Among other
things, social media reinforces your biases, clouds your judgment
with images that leave a false impression, and fills your brain
with anecdotes that become cheap substitutes for objective data.
The very nature of the technology keeps you in a bubble; by
tracking your preferences it sends only filtered newsfeeds, so that
you rarely see anything that might challenge your set notions.
Harrison explores the implications of having digital "friends" and
the effects on mood, self-esteem, and the cultivation of friendship
in the real world. He discusses how social media affects attention
spans and the ability to consider issues in depth. And he suggests
ways to protect yourself against privacy invasion, cyberstalking,
biased misinformation, catfishing, trolls, misuse of photos, and
the confusion over fake news versus credible journalism.
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