Rate this book

Believing Bullshit: How Not To Get Sucked Into An Intellectual Black Hole (2011)

by Stephen Law(Favorite Author)

3.7 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

1616144114 (ISBN13: 9781616144111)

languge

English

genre

Nonfiction

publisher

Prometheus Books

review 1: An enjoyable read, but it's really more about the faulty arguments/logic that people will use to defend bullshit. So, "Defending Bullshit" would have likely been a better and more accurate title. It doesn't attempt to address why/how people believe bunk, nor does it really deliver on "how not to get sucked into an intellectual black hole", but it does give a good rundown on poor reasoning and logic.
review 2: I liked the basic premise of the book and indeed it reminded me a lot of theories/practices etc that I had encountered before so in that regard it was a good refresher course. Of course this book is aimed at those that perhaps haven't been in the debating team, studied psychologu/sociology etc and I think it does a pretty decent job of aiming at that marke... moret. That being said it kind of flogs the same basic theme over and over again and I almost stoped reading it at a few points so it could benefit from a freshening of ideads and examples when making points.It does do what it says on the tin though so if you want to avoid getting sucked inot an intellectual blackhole or if perhaps you feel the need to create one (possibly if you are starting your own religion) then this should be on your essential reading list. less

Download links for: Believing Bullshit: How Not to Get Sucked into an Intellectual Black Hole

Advertising