4862362Bullsht Comparisonshttps://www.gandhi.com.mx/bullsht-comparisons-9781804440841/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/4422253/image.jpg?v=638653221045800000192234MXNFootnote Press LtdInStock/Ebooks/Life is complicated, comparisons are easy. We consume enormous quantities of information every day from sources that are reliable, and those less trustworthy, including journalists, politicians, friends and social media.One of the most commons tools we use to communicate is comparison. Are we suffering a hurricane of migrants? Do dogs look like their owners? Is Oxford better than Harvard? Metaphors, models and metrics are used to compare anything from schools, to wars, to iconic people. But how helpful are they? What truths do they hide and what bullsht do comparisons propagate?Looking across a fascinating range of situations both familiar and unfamiliar, serious and light-hearted, Bullsht Comparisons is a ground-breaking guide to the role of could-be-true but misleading comparisons. It is illuminated by examples spanning the globe from university league tables, to childhood rivalries, politicians tawdry analogies, the FIFA World Footballer of the year award and Chinese neo-colonialism in Africa. Ideal for anyone interested in critical thinking or who simply wants to be able to spot bullsht at twenty paces, this thought-provoking, intelligent and often amusing book will challenge you to think critically about the use of comparison....4611965Bullsht Comparisons192234https://www.gandhi.com.mx/bullsht-comparisons-9781804440841/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/4422253/image.jpg?v=638653221045800000InStockMXN99999DIEbook20249781804440841_W3siaWQiOiI2NmZhMWExZC03YWNmLTRmMzctOWNlNy0wNTM5Y2U0NTVhZWQiLCJsaXN0UHJpY2UiOjIzOCwiZGlzY291bnQiOjQzLCJzZWxsaW5nUHJpY2UiOjE5NSwiaW5jbHVkZXNUYXgiOnRydWUsInByaWNlVHlwZSI6Ildob2xlc2FsZSIsImN1cnJlbmN5IjoiTVhOIiwiZnJvbSI6IjIwMjUtMDEtMTBUMDY6MDA6MDBaIiwicmVnaW9uIjoiTVgiLCJpc1ByZW9yZGVyIjpmYWxzZX1d9781804440841_Life is complicated, comparisons are easy. We consume enormous quantities of information every day from sources that are reliable, and those less trustworthy, including journalists, politicians, friends and social media.One of the most commons tools we use to communicate is comparison. Are we suffering a hurricane of migrants? Do dogs look like their owners? Is Oxford better than Harvard? Metaphors, models and metrics are used to compare anything from schools, to wars, to iconic people. But how helpful are they? What truths do they hide and what bullsht do comparisons propagate?Looking across a fascinating range of situations both familiar and unfamiliar, serious and light-hearted, Bullsht Comparisons is a ground-breaking guide to the role of could-be-true but misleading comparisons. It is illuminated by examples spanning the globe from university league tables, to childhood rivalries, politicians tawdry analogies, the FIFA World Footballer of the year award and Chinese neo-colonialism in Africa. Ideal for anyone interested in critical thinking or who simply wants to be able to spot bullsht at twenty paces, this thought-provoking, intelligent and often amusing book will challenge you to think critically about the use of comparison....9781804440841_Footnote Press Ltdlibro_electonico_9781804440841_9781804440841Andrew BrooksInglésMéxicohttps://getbook.kobo.com/koboid-prod-public/hotkey-epub-0f66147c-a5ab-442c-9ff8-fb0a8d58b35e.epub2024-03-28T00:00:00+00:00Footnote Press Ltd