Table of Contents
Foreword 1
Preface 3
Acknowledgments 6
Introduction: Our Moment of Truth 8
The Pro-Truth Pledge 14
Chapter 1 Why Should We Care About Truth in Politics? 15
Chapter 2 The Behavioral Science of Political Deception: The 2016 US Election 37
Chapter 3 The Illusory Truth Effect 57
Chapter 4 The Decline of Mainstream Media's Influence 75
Chapter 5 The Rise of Online and Social Media - and Viral Deception 109
Chapter 6 Truth and the Tragedy of the Commons 140
Chapter 7 The Pro-Truth Pledge: Tilting the Scale Toward the Truth 156
Chapter 8 Rational Communication and the Backfire Effect 189
Chapter 9 Collaborative Truth-Seeking Instead of Argument 216
Conclusion: Building a Pro-Truth Movement 237
Glossary of Cognitive Biases, Mental Errors, and Other Important Terms 241
References 247
About the Authors 266