Thinking can go astray
David Ludden says it is Not Very Comforting
to be reminded of just how fallible we are, Kida does provide his readers with a modicum of solace by offering copious advice on how to anticipate and work around our innate cognitive biases.Don’t Believe Everything You Think> is essential reading for anyone interested in the psychology of belief and pseudoscientific thinking. It also provides one of the best arguments around for the importance science literacy — the scientific method is the antidote to our fallible minds.
Those innate cognitive biases are there to help us understand the world around us – at least as a starting point.
How are these expressed? One way is to review A List Of Fallacious Arguments.
It takes work, effort, and care to properly consider our inherent bias on perception and measure. Providing those considerations is the hallmark of intellectual integrity.