Suspicious minds : why we believe conspiracy theories / Rob Brotherton.
2015
BF323.E7 B76 2015 (Mapit)
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Title
Suspicious minds : why we believe conspiracy theories / Rob Brotherton.
Author
Brotherton, Rob, author.
ISBN
9781472915610 (hardcover)
1472915615 (hardcover)
9781472915627 (trade paperback)
9781472915641 (electronic book)
1472915615 (hardcover)
9781472915627 (trade paperback)
9781472915641 (electronic book)
Published
New York, NY : Bloomsbury Sigma, 2015.
Language
English
Description
304 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Call Number
BF323.E7 B76 2015
Dewey Decimal Classification
153.4
Summary
"In Suspicious Minds, Rob Brotherton explores the history and consequences of conspiracism, and delves into the research that offers insights into why so many of us are drawn to implausible, unproven and unproveable conspiracy theories. They resonate with some of our brain's built-in quirks and foibles, and tap into some of our deepest desires, fears, and assumptions about the world,"--Amazon.com.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages [245]-295) and index.
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Table of Contents
Down the rabbit hole
The age of conspiracy
What's the harm?
What is a conspiracy theory?
Conspiracy minded
The paranoid fringe
I want to believe
(Official) stories
Connect the dots
Intention seekers
Proportion distortion
I knew it
Only human.
The age of conspiracy
What's the harm?
What is a conspiracy theory?
Conspiracy minded
The paranoid fringe
I want to believe
(Official) stories
Connect the dots
Intention seekers
Proportion distortion
I knew it
Only human.