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The art of thinking clearly /

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Original language: German Publication details: London, Sceptre, 2014, ©2013Edition: 1st edDescription: x, 326 pages ; 19 cmISBN:
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  • 9781444759549
Uniform titles:
  • Kunst des klaren Denkens. English
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 153.4/2 23
LOC classification:
  • BF442 .D63 2013
Contents:
Why you should visit cemeteries : survivorship bias -- Does Harvard make you smarter? : swimmer's body illusion -- Why you see shapes in the clouds : clustering illusion -- If fifty million people say something foolish, it is still foolish : social proof -- Why you should forget the past : sunk cost fallacy -- Don't accept free drinks : reciprocity -- Beware the "special case" : confirmation bias (part 1) -- Murder your darlings : confirmation bias (part 2) -- Don't bow to authority : authority bias -- Leave your supermodel friends at home : contrast effect --
Summary: An exploration of human reasoning reveals how to recognize and avoid simple errors in our day-to-day thinking in order to transform the decision-making process
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Books Books SAIACS General Stacks Non-fiction 153.42 D633A (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 068561

Translation of: Die Kunst des klaren Denkens

In the title the word "thinking" is printed upside down

Includes bibliographical references

Why you should visit cemeteries : survivorship bias -- Does Harvard make you smarter? : swimmer's body illusion -- Why you see shapes in the clouds : clustering illusion -- If fifty million people say something foolish, it is still foolish : social proof -- Why you should forget the past : sunk cost fallacy -- Don't accept free drinks : reciprocity -- Beware the "special case" : confirmation bias (part 1) -- Murder your darlings : confirmation bias (part 2) -- Don't bow to authority : authority bias -- Leave your supermodel friends at home : contrast effect --

An exploration of human reasoning reveals how to recognize and avoid simple errors in our day-to-day thinking in order to transform the decision-making process

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