TY  - BOOK
AU  - Chafetz,Morris E.
TI  - Big fat liars: how politicians, corporations, and the media use science and statistics to manipulate the public 
SN  - 1595550089
U1  - 306.4/2 22
PY  - 2005///
CY  - Nashville, Tenn.
PB  - Nelson Current
KW  - Knowledge, Sociology of
KW  - EXPERTISE JUDICIAIRE
KW  - Social aspects
KW  - Self-esteem
N1  - Includes bibliographical references p. (309-314) and index; The danger of generalization -- It's all point of view -- I'm okay and if you were like me, you would be okay, too -- Playing god as an institutional right -- The new gods don't know either -- The environmental mess -- Global warming : more heat than light -- Behavior as disease -- Alcohol and alcoholism -- Mushrooms and the misuse of the public health model -- Doctors always get it right, right? -- Correlation as causation -- Bad science and tobacco -- Addiction -- Obesity -- Revolt against the machines -- The attack on business -- Terrorism and other worries -- The money factor -- The assault on personal responsibility -- Dealing with guilt -- Refusing to sell your soul -- The only expert on you is you
ER  -