If you listen to any political argument, you're eventually bound to hear something like: "The science is settled on this." Or: "Just look at the statistics!" Or: "There have been studies that say..."
You'd think we were living in the golden age of science and reason. But the truth is far more sinister, says Austin Ruse. We're actually living in the age of the low information voter, easily mislead by all-too-convincing false statistics and studies. In Fake Science, Ruse debunks so-called "facts" used to advance political causes one after the other, revealing how poorly they stand up to actual science.
Austin Ruse, president of the Center for Family & Human Rights, argues that the statistics and studies behind today's political causes are often of questionable scientific merit. Tackling issues such as abortion, fracking, and global warming, he maintains that we are living in the age of the low information voter, easily misled by all-too-convincing false information.
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