186 Pages
by
Routledge
186 Pages
by
Routledge
186 Pages
by
Routledge
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In an age where fake news, conspiracy theories, and outright lies by political and cultural leaders are commonplace, we may be becoming accustomed to lying, or worse, even immune to it. Pseudology unravels the reasons for this by describing a “science of lying” that looks at various aspects of this trait, from how it affects the brain to how it distorts perception.
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Introduction
1. The Phenomenon of Lying
2. Neuroscientific Aspects
3. Semantic and Discursive Tactics
4. Psychological Tactics
5. Mass Psychological Schemes
6. False Narrativity
7. Con Artistry
8. Pathological Lying
9. Biological Aspects
10. Lying in Literature and Popular Culture
Conclusion
Index
Biography
Marcel Danesi is Professor Emeritus of linguistic anthropology and semiotics at the University of Toronto.
