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unSpun : finding facts in a world of disinformation  Cover Image Book Book

unSpun : finding facts in a world of disinformation / Brooks Jackson and Kathleen Hall Jamieson.

Jackson, Brooks. (Author). Jamieson, Kathleen Hall. (Added Author).

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781400065660 (pbk.)
  • ISBN: 1400065666 (pbk.)
  • Physical Description: xii, 195 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
  • Publisher: New York : Random House Trade Paperbacks, [2007]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Includes index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Introduction : A world of spin -- From snake oil to emu oil -- A bridesmaids bad breath : warning signs of trickery -- "Tall" coffees and assault weapons : tricks of the deception trade -- UFO cults and US : why we get spun -- Facts can save your life -- The great crow fallacy : finding the best evidence -- Osama, Ollie, and Al : the Internet solution -- Was Clarence Darrow a creationist? : How to be sure -- Conclusion : Staying unSpun.
Subject: Deception > United States.
Deceptive advertising > United States.
Communication in politics > United States.
Truthfulness and falsehood > United States.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Nazareth. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Memorial Library of Nazareth and Vicinity.

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  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Memorial Library of Nazareth and Vicinity 177.3 J125 2007 (Text) 31001101224674 Adult Non Fiction Available -


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