Truth, Knowledge, or Just Plain Bull: How to tell the difference

Want to sort out the claims of experts, pseudoexperts, scam artists, and liars alike? In this erudite yet entertaining handbook on critical thinking, Dr. Bernard M. Patten uses neuroscience, psychology, psychiatry, and plain logic to teach you to do all this and more. Patten shows that clear thinking is not only fun but keeps you out of trouble, makes you more efficient, helps you develop and maintain prosperity, and generally gives you an edge in both your personal and business life. With his scientific background and philosophical training, Patten offers readers the most reliable and current information on how the brain thinks, learns, and remembers. By means of many startling contemporary examples and insights, the author exercises your mind--so you acquire valuable knowledge quickly and painlessly. Fast, fact-filled, and fun, this superb self-help guide to better thinking teaches you to take control of your own destiny by accurately determining the truth of statements and behaviors in many contexts.