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The Power of Logical Thinking

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The Power of Logical ThinkingAmerica has become a society devoid of understanding of the power of logic and numbers. All too often, we rely on our intuition or on empty statistics to formulate opinions about ourselves and our world. As a result of inadequate schooling in the art of reasoning, we have become a people unable to make truly logical decisions, intimidated by numbers, and too passive to reverse this disturbing trend. The Power of Logical Thinking addresses these

America has become a society devoid of understanding of the power of logic and numbers. All too often, we rely on our intuition or on empty statistics to formulate opinions about ourselves and our world. As a result of inadequate schooling in the art of reasoning, we have become a people unable to make truly logical decisions, intimidated by numbers, and too passive to reverse this disturbing trend. The Power of Logical Thinking addresses these concerns, illustrating how you can reason better, how numbers are used against you, and how your vote may be affected. Marilyn vos Savant writes, "We can't trust out intuitions, our statisticians, or our politicians. The 1992 presidential campaign is a case in point. Numbers were used, abused, and misused by the candidates as never before in the history of our country. Voters were easily manipulated, setting a precedent for years to come. Will it happen again? Or will we be more prepared for future elections?" Part One of The Power of Logical Thinking explains the most provocative of the counterintuitive problems that Marilyn vos Savant has encountered in recent years, such as the now classic "Monty Hall Dilemma," the improbability of winning the lottery, and much more. Part Two shows how statistics have quietly become a tool of persuasion instead of education. In addition to exploring puzzles and paradoxes, these sections explains the underlying reasoning to help you answer questions such as which surgery should you choose? what are your odds of having breast cancer? do drug-testing and AIDS-testing give you yes/no answers? In Part Three, vos Savant illustrates how our votes are affected, with examples of selective logic, specious reasoning, and outright sophistry collected from the campaigns of Bill Clinton, George Bush, and Ross Perot.



Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: St. Martins Press-3PL
Published: 05/01/2002
ISBN: 9780312156275
Pages: 228
Weight: 0.77lbs
Size: 9.04h x 6.14w x 0.56d
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Some errors, binding frightens me, story is good.
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This hardcover collects Street Fighter Unlimited #1-4 of the ongoing series. The pages are not loose but you can see the binding very easily which frightened me a little on how I turned the pages. There are some grammatical errors that I started catching, I wish the editing team would have spent a little more time on it. I asked several people if what I read was correctly. I took a picture of one example of it as you can see on the attached pictures of the review. The story is basically Ryu, the Wandering Warrior questioning himself and seeking answers as he seeks balance. We learn of Gil's "Secret Society" and it leaves us with a cliff hanger. There was another story included that I had no idea where in the story it fit. It just gave me a "huh" moment. I look forward to reading Vol. 2 soon.
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Beautiful book, really enhances my enjoyment of the show. Find a review flip-through video. If that looks good to you, there's no way you'll be disappointed. If you're thinking of this as a gift, yes, it's a great one. The show is peak X-men, and the quality is to last the ages. All that comes through in the book, just a wonderful, loving production, of the best Marvel Studios has to offer.
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