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Rosling, Hans & Others

Factfulness : Ten reasons we're wrong about the world and why things are better than you think - stoughton Sceptre 2018 - x,342p.

Contents
Author's Note ix
Introduction 1
CHAPTER ONE: The Gap Instinct 19
CHAPTER TWO: The Negativity Instinct 47
CHAPTER THREE: The Straight Line Instinct 75
CHAPTER FOUR: The Fear Instinct IO I
CHAPTER FIVE: The Size Instinct 124
CHAPTER SIX: The Generalization Instinct 144
CHAPTER SEVEN: The Destiny Instinct 166
CHAPTER EIGHT: The Single Perspective Instinct 185
CHAPTER NINE: The Blame Instinct 204
CHAPTER TEN: The Urgency Instinct , 223
CHAPTER ELEVEN: Factfulness in Practice 243
Factfulness Rules of Thumb 256
Outro 257
Acknowledgments 261
APPENDIX: How Did Your Country Do? 267
Notes 275
Sources 299
Biographical Notes 327
Index 331

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ISBN: 9781473637467

Subjects--Topical Terms:
City planning India Ahmadābād
Critical thinking
Quality of life--Evaluation
Social indicators
Social perception
Prejudices
Information literacy
Social prediction

Dewey Class. No.: 155.9042 / ROS