Not a Scientist: How Politicians Mistake, Misrepresent, and Utterly Mangle Science

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ISBN-10: 039335332X
ISBN-13: 9780393353327
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Publish Date: 04/18/2017
Dimensions: 8.00" L, 5.40" W, 0.70" H

Not a Scientist: How Politicians Mistake, Misrepresent, and Utterly Mangle Science

byDave Levitan

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The Butter-Up and Undercut. The Certain Uncertainty. The Straight-Up Fabrication. Dave Levitan dismantles all of these deceptive arguments, and many more, in this probing and hilarious examination of the ways our elected officials attack scientific findings that conflict with their political agendas. The next time you hear a politician say, “Well, I’m not a scientist, but…,” you’ll be ready.

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A clever, timely guide to the sneaky ways sleazy politicians bamboozle us on climate change and other scientific issues. Ernest Hemingway said every good writer needs a built-in, shockproof BS detector, and now thanks to Dave Levitan we can all have one.–Dan Fagin, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Toms River
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Details

ISBN-10: 039335332X
ISBN-13: 9780393353327
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Publish Date: 04/18/2017
Dimensions: 8.00" L, 5.40" W, 0.70" H
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