Fake news, propaganda, and plain old lies : how to find trustworthy information in the digital age / Donald A. Barclay.
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TextPublisher: Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, 2018Description: xv, 228 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781538108895 (hardback : alk. paper)
- 070.4/3Â 23
- AC PN 4784.F27Â B37 2018
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-211) and index.
Preface -- Credible information: why it matters, what are its limitations -- Fake news as phenomenon: (almost) nothing new under the sun -- Tricks of the trade: techniques that lower your information guard -- Logical fallacies: more tools of deception -- Evaluating an information source: nine essential questions everyone should ask -- Power in numbers: negotiating the statistics minefield -- Scholarly information: identifying, evaluating, and understanding it -- Help is where you find it: resources for evaluating information -- Final thoughts.
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