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“Why are grain yields low? It’s because of pests! Destroy the sparrows!” — this is roughly the logic that Mao Zedong followed in 1958. But yields fell even more, and 36 million Chinese died of hunger. This is a catastrophe, and also an example of distorted thinking or, more simply, delusional.
John Petrocelli explains with arguments what delusion is and why people are too trusting of all kinds of unfounded nonsense. You will learn how Bernie Madoff deceived top financiers out of billions of dollars, and after Trump’s words about the cure for COVID-19, people were poisoned with bleach. Or how we are fooled with the help of fake news, conspiracy theories, populist statements, wine ratings or stories about our brilliant children who, after joining a sports club for a tidy sum, will become champions.
So how can we counteract delusional thinking and develop critical thinking? In this book you will find tips that will help you adequately evaluate information and separate fact from fiction.