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A lighthearted survey of the science of mistakes by the authors of Chances Are reveals how the human race is hard-wired to get things wrong in countless ways, citing such examples as successful racy advertisements for inferior products, our inclinations to favor dysfunctional relationship partners, and the socially unacceptable behaviors of leaders.
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1 edition- Other · English · 2009Bloomsbury Press · 294 pages · 9781596914001
ErrorsThought and thinkingPractical reasonReasonThinkingLogicHumanitiesBiological Evolution