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Preface | p. xvii |
Introduction | p. xix |
Potions, Plot, Personalities: Understand How Science Progresses and Why Scientists Sometimes Disagree | p. 1 |
Who's Who?: Identify Those Who Hold Stake in an Issue and What Their Positions Are | p. 29 |
Decisions, Decisions: Elucidate All the Pros and Cons of a Decision | p. 43 |
Compare and Contrast: Place Alternatives in an Appropriate Context to Evaluate Tradeoffs | p. 59 |
What Happens If...?: Distinguish Between Cause and Coincidence | p. 73 |
Specific or General: Recognize How Broadly the Conclusions from a Study May Be Applied | p. 89 |
Fun Figures: See Through the Number Jumble | p. 99 |
Society's Say: Discern the Relationships Between Science and Policy | p. 113 |
All the Tricks in the Book: Get Past the Ploys Designed to Simply Bypass Logic | p. 139 |
Fitting The Pieces Together: Know How to Seek Information to Gain a Balanced Perspective | p. 161 |
Conclusions: Twenty Essential Applications of the Tools | p. 177 |
Acknowledgments | p. 183 |
About the Author | p. 184 |
Index | p. 185 |
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