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Good pick if you're interested in improving your critical thinking skills.

I really enjoyed this book. I've been reading books like this one over the last year ("The Signal and the Noise", "How to Lie with Statistics", etc) and this book, throughout, remained very focused upon its topic. It fits well into the pantheon of books that address critical thinking skills.

I can‘t count how many times I‘ve screamed “correlation does not imply causation” at the TV so I‘m predisposed to like this. That said, it is a charming presentation of useful tools for critical thinking that will appeal to more people than those who shout statistical clichés. Even if you‘re hip to these tricks, enjoy Levitin‘s charming presentation of “lying weasels,” the sneaky things they do, and the importance of thinking for yourself.-Nici

Starting a new bit of nonfiction! Critical thinking is not really taught anymore, and we need it more with every generation. Just ignoring or taking the Internet whole hog was never an option, but now the parsing is increasingly difficult. So far engaging and sciencey in all the right ways.

This book describes the ways information can be misrepresented, skewed, or otherwise manipulated to make “the facts” mislead your brain. It‘s a delightful explanation of a whole slew of useful tools for critical thinking and humorous romp through numerous examples of "lying weasels." -Nici