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Everyday Irrationality - How Pseudo- Scientists, Lunatics, And The Rest Of Us Systematically Fail To Think Rationally (Paperback) Loot Price: R1,709
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Everyday Irrationality - How Pseudo- Scientists, Lunatics, And The Rest Of Us Systematically Fail To Think Rationally (Paperback)

Robyn Dawes

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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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Imprint: WestviewPress
Country of origin: United States
Release date: December 2002
First published: December 2002
Authors: Robyn Dawes
Dimensions: 229 x 152 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 243
ISBN-13: 978-0-8133-4026-5
Categories: Books > Humanities > Philosophy > General
Books > Social sciences > Psychology > Cognition & cognitive psychology > Intelligence
Books > Philosophy > General
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LSN: 0-8133-4026-8
Barcode: 9780813340265

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