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100 1 _aChafetz, Morris E.
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245 1 0 _aBig fat liars :
_bhow politicians, corporations, and the media use science and statistics to manipulate the public /
_cMorris E. Chafetz.
260 _aNashville, Tenn. :
_bNelson Current,
_cc2005.
300 _axv, 334 p. ;
_c24 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references p. (309-314) and index.
505 0 _aThe 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.
650 0 _aKnowledge, Sociology of.
650 4 _aEXPERTISE JUDICIAIRE
_xSocial aspects.
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650 0 _aSelf-esteem.
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