{"product_id":"winning-votes-by-abusing-reason-9781498516426","title":"Winning Votes by Abusing Reason","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOver the past few decades, psychologists have discovered that human reasoning is defective in surprising ways. We are beset by numerous biases and heuristics, which lead us to reason poorly about things that matter to us. And while there are illuminating evolutionary explanations for how these biases and heuristics may have benefited our species in its phylogeny, psychologists are unanimous that these cognitive dispositions largely corrupt rather than aid our belief-forming practices. In Winning Votes by Abusing Reason: Political Rhetoric and Responsible Belief, Jamie Watson argues that political rhetoric, rather than helping us overcome these defects, exacerbates them. And standard attempts to address this problem, such as deliberative democracy and paternalism, tend to either exclude citizens from important decisions or give them the illusion of reasoning well, perpetuating poor and irresponsible political beliefs.  This book concludes that, rather than attempt more political solutio\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf there is anything that characterizes contemporary political discourse it is that everyone is so confident about almost everything. Jamie Watson shows us why this is a mistake and how we can fix it. -- Brandon Warmke, Bowling Green State University\u003cbr\u003eThe problem of political ignorance is pervasive and stubborn. It affects political discourse, political behavior, and voting, and it negatively affects political outcomes. Jamie Watson's book is original both in its diagnoses and its recommendations. Without any doubt, this is a valuable contribution to the literature. -- Fernando R. Tesón, Florida State University College of Law\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContents  Introduction  Part 1: Rhetorical Strategy and Responsible Belief  \tChapter 1. Social Epistemology and Political Rhetoric  \tChapter 2. Learning from Politicians  Part 2: The Problem of Political Rhetoric  \tChapter 3. User Error: Common Fallacies in Political Rhetoric  \tChapter 4. Hardware Glitches: Cognitive Biases and Heuristics in Politics  \tChapter 5. System Failure: Social Biases  \tChapter 6. Political and Moral Expertise  Part 3: Forming Responsible Political Beliefs  \tChapter 7. Knowing and Voting: Democratic Solutions  \tChapter 8. Nudges and Shoves: Paternalistic Solutions  \tChapter 9. Epistemic Virtue and Individual Responsibility  Bibliography  About the Author","brand":"Lexington Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040661176663,"sku":"9781498516426","price":85.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781498516426.jpg?v=1750947430","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/winning-votes-by-abusing-reason-9781498516426","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}