{"product_id":"thinking-critically-about-the-kennedy-assassination-9781032114477","title":"Thinking Critically About the Kennedy","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThinking Critically About the Kennedy Assassination\u003c\/em\u003e uses the tools of critical thinking, historical research, and philosophical inquiry to debunk the many myths and conspiracy theories surrounding JFKâs shocking and untimely death. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs we approach the 60th anniversary of the violent public assassination of President John F. Kennedy, over half of all Americans surveyed continue to believe that he was killed by a conspiracy involving multiple assassins. Through its reasoned and detailed analysis of the content and evolution of JFK conspiracy narratives, this book also serves as a comprehensive case study of paranoid reasoning and modern mythmaking. The bookâs opening chapters lay out the official academic consensus concerning the Kennedy assassination (better known as the Lone Gunman Theory) and discuss the origins of popular interpretations of Kennedyâs life and death, such as the nostalgic myth of Camelot, the unsympathetic Irish Mafia narrative, and the many conspir\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"So much has been written about the JFK assassination and the numerous conspiracy theories about it. What remains undiagnosed is the motivation not of Oswald (or any other purported assassins) but of the conspiracy theorists themselves. What’s in it for them? The short answer is power. The long answer is in this book, the most important contribution to the literature to come along in a generation. Michel Gagné is reflective and thoughtful in both his thinking and his writing\".\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Shermer, Ph.D. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublisher of \u003c\/i\u003eSkeptic\u003ci\u003e magazine, columnist for \u003c\/i\u003eScientific American\u003ci\u003e, Presidential Fellow of Chapman University, USA, and author of \u003c\/i\u003eHeavens on Earth , The Moral Arc\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003eThe Believing Brain\u003ci\u003e, and \u003c\/i\u003eWhy People Believe Weird Things\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Michel Gagné is skeptical of JFK conspiracy theories, and he is also a teacher of logic. Thus he recognizes in conspiracy arguments fallacies that are not peculiar to the JFK case, but crop up in all sorts of debates. His volume is a cogent and incisive treatment of the whole assassination landscape, with particular attention to recent conspiracy arguments not dealt with in earlier volumes from people like Posner and Bugliosi\".\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn McAdams, Ph.D.† \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eFormerly Professor of Political Science, Marquette University, USA, and author of \u003c\/i\u003eJFK Assassination Logic: How to Think about Claims of Conspiracy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Michel Gagné tackles the problem of conspiracism head on. He considers the many reasons why people believe in conspiracies. He systematically, critically, and successfully analyzes the most prominent interpretations of the assassination of JFK, the actors involved, and their respective motivations. \u003ci\u003eThinking Critically About the Kennedy Assassination \u003c\/i\u003eoffers a contemporary application of critical thinking to a controversial and hotly debated subject\".\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJeffrey Ian Ross, Ph.D. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eProfessor, School of Criminal Justice, University of Baltimore, USA\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Michel Jacques Gagné’s \u003cem\u003eThinking Critically\u003c\/em\u003e is a richly-detailed antidote to JFK conspiracy thought. He submits JFK CT thinking to direct tests against reality. It is impossible to praise this book too much or to capture its power in a few words. The result of decades of research and five yearsof writing, \u003cem\u003eThinking Critically \u003c\/em\u003eis a textured and thoughtful treatment of many of the major conspiracy themes surrounding JFK’s murder.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExcerpt from \u003cb\u003eMartin J. Kelly\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eProfessor Emeritus of Psychology\u003c\/i\u003e, Washington Decoded on https:\/\/www.washingtondecoded.com\/site\/2022\/11\/gagne.html\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePodcasts and Interviews:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehttps:\/\/www.paranoidplanet.ca\/podcast\/episode\/7ceea3b5\/bonus-episode-5b-i-wrote-a-book\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=qLueJPOpdkU\u0026amp;t=41s\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehttps:\/\/www.peteranthonyholder.com\/2022\/04\/03\/0659-the-stuph-file-program\/\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehttp:\/\/www.ryanraysr.com\/inside-the-war-room\/ (Episode 100)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehttps:\/\/radiox.com\/radio-x-files-emission-integrale-du-mercredi-01-fevrier-2023\/\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehttps:\/\/newbooksnetwork.com\/thinking-critically-about-the-kennedy-assassination \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. Introduction: Knowledge and Conspiracy Theories \u003cb\u003ePART I: MYTH AND COUNTER MYTH: Will the Real JFK Please Stand Up? \u003c\/b\u003e2. Three Dead in Dallas: The \"Official Story\" 3. The Kennedy Mystique: From Irish Mafia to Camelot 4. Case Never Closed: The Evolving Conspiracy Narrative \u003cb\u003ePART II: MOTIVE: \"Like Caesar, He Is Surrounded by Enemies…\" \u003c\/b\u003e5. The Anti-Civil Rights Movement: Right Wing Racists, Nixon, and the FBI 6. \"Double Cross! Double Cross!\": The Mafia and Jack Ruby 7. Spooks and Nukes: The CIA and its War on Cuba 8. Dominoes and Dictators: The Pentagon and the War in Vietnam 9. \"A Damned Murder, Inc.!\": LBJ and the Warren Commission 10. \"I’m Just a Patsy!\": Lee Harvey Oswald’s Life and Motive \u003cb\u003ePART III: MEANS: \"It’s Gonna Be a Turkey Shoot!\" \u003c\/b\u003e11. The Shooting Gallery: The Motorcade and Dealey Plaza 12. The Man in the High Window: The Evidentiary Case Against Lee Harvey Oswald 13. Going Ballistic: Of Missing and Magic Bullets \u003cb\u003ePART IV: OPPORTUNITY: \"We’re Through the Looking Glass Here!\" \u003c\/b\u003e14. The Secret Cleaning Service: Did JFK’s Bodyguards Cover Up a Conspiracy? 15. Of Missing Wounds and Fake X-Rays: Was JFK’s Autopsy a Fraud? 16. Crop Marks on My Face: Were Lee Oswald’s Backyard Photos Doctored? 17. America’s Bloodiest Home Video: Is the Zapruder Film Authentic? 18. Conclusion: Why Conspiracists Rewrite the Past\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48885206712663,"sku":"9781032114477","price":26.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/thinking-critically-about-the-kennedy-assassination-9781032114477","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}