Become Your Own Fact-Checker

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  • Author : Eric Sentell
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  • Publisher : Author Eric Sentell
  • Genre : Reference
  • Pages : 134
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  • File Size : 80,80 MB
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Become Your Own Fact-Checker by Eric Sentell PDF Summary

Book Description: You want to be well-informed, but how do you know what’s true? You try to fact-check the issues, but whom can you trust? Who has time to become an expert on every issue? What news sources can you rely on? All these questions have a simple answer. You. “Become Your Own Fact-Checker” will help you decide for yourself whether a person, group, or news story can be trusted. To become my own fact-checker, I had to get a masters degree in Composition and Rhetoric, a doctorate in Writing, Rhetoric, and Discourse Studies, and over a decade of experience studying and teaching college writing. But you just have to read this short book. It will help you form your own judgments based on thinking carefully about how people say what they say. It will also teach you how to apply the strategies of misinformation ethically and effectively, helping you persuade others. You’ll learn the difference between assertion and argument; how emotional appeals affect logical reasoning; how to distinguish authentic and false trustworthiness; the value, use, and limits of skepticism; the nature of belief and how it affects our thinking; the rhetoric of polarization in its best and worst forms (mostly worst); how to spot fabricated news stories and altered images; how to recognize and ethically use 13 of the most common “argumentative fallacies;” how to argue ethically and effectively; and how to use “audience-based rhetoric” to persuade the seemingly unpersuadable. People who don’t know what to believe in today’s media, who want to be truly well-informed, or who want to persuade others will benefit from the short, insightful chapters. Teachers who want to teach media literacy, current events, communication, or rhetoric will gain an engaging, accessible resource for their students. Anyone who cares about truth and facts should read “Become Your Own Fact-Checker.” Customer and Editorial Reviews: I rarely read non-fiction, self-development books, or textbooks in general. However, this one grabbed my attention. For starters, it was written by one of my favorite professors. I know first-hand how good he is at what he does. Second, the book aligns with a career path that I'm passionate about. The book delves, in simplified details, into the subject of proper communication. We can all agree (not really lol) that most of us struggle in that department. Some of us have trouble winning arguments or making sense of who's being truthful and who's trying to manipulate us. This book is a blueprint for proper conversation navigation. Heck, the tagline says "How to Decide What to Believe in the Clutter of News, Noise, and Lies". And it delivers on its promise. The book takes you on an expedition of Rhetoric. It starts off by explaining why arguing is healthy and finishes by showing you how to do so ethically. In between, you're taken on a progressive journey that traverses the shores of argument types and crossing the sea of logical fallacies. You get the chance to sight-see through the imagery of concrete examples adding value and understanding to the adventure. Overall, this book is a must for every responsible individual who wants to get ahead in life, to vote better, to make better decisions in life, and to sort through the "clutter of news, noise, and lies." -- Firas Anouiet, The Know It All, Sort Of Sentell’s work is timely, thorough, and thought-provoking—promoting empathy over apathy, this book is a crucial read for sustainable human decency. -- Nicole Teghtmyer

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