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Fake news, propaganda, and plain old lies : how to find trustworthy information in the digital age / Donald A. Barclay.

By: Material type: TextLanguage: English Publisher: Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, 2018Copyright date: ©2018Description: xv, 228 pages illustrations (black and white) 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781538108895
  • 1538108895
  • 9781538108895
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Online version:: Fake news, propaganda, and plain old liesDDC classification:
  • 070.43 23/swe
LOC classification:
  • PN4784.F27
Contents:
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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Book Högskolan Väst Entréplan / Entrance floor 070.43 Barclay Available 6004300068811
Total holds: 0

Includes bibliographical references 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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