Partial truths: how fractions distort our thinking

Introduction

Part I. The problem of misperception. The fraction problem ; How our minds fractionate the world ; Confirmation bias : how our minds evaluate evidence based on preexisting beliefs ; Bias with a cherry on top: cherry-picking the data

Part II. The fraction problem in different arenas. The criminal justice system ; The march to war ; Patterns in the static ; Alternative and New Age beliefs ; The appearance of design in the natural world ; The hard sciences

Part III. Can we reverse misperception and should we even try?. How misperceiving the fraction can be advantageous ; Can we solve the problems with human perception and and should we even try?

Introduction

Part I. The Problem of Misperception. The fraction problem How our minds fractionate the world Confirmation bias : how our minds evaluate evidence based on preexisting beliefs Bias with a cherry on top : cherry-picking the data

Part II. The Fraction Problem in Different Arenas. The criminal justice system

The march to war

Patterns in the static

Alternative and New Age beliefs

The appearance of design in the natural world

The hard sciences

Part III.

Can We Reverse Misperception and Should We Even Try?. How misperceiving the fraction can be advantageous

Can we solve the problems with human perception and reasoning and should we even try?