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Don't Believe What You Think
Arguments for and against SCAM
Edzard Ernst
Imprint Academic
Societas
Présentation
So-called alternative medicine (SCAM*) is largely useless; very few SCAMs
demonstrably generate more good than harm. Yet, SCAM is popular and has grown
into a huge business. Spending on SCAM in Australia (2016) was estimated to be
AUS$3.9bn, in the UK (2008) £4.5bn, and in the US (2012) US $30.2bn. Why is
something that is expensive and useless nevertheless popular? One answer is
that consumers are constantly being misled about SCAM. Consequently, many of
us have come to believe things that are quite simply not true. Currently, over
50,000,000 websites promote SCAM, and consumers are being bombarded with
information not just via the internet, but also via newspapers, magazines,
books and many other sources.
This situation has the potential of separating us from our cash or even of
damaging our health. There is little that protects us from greedy SCAM-
entrepreneurs and over-enthusiastic SCAM-therapists. Therefore, we ought to
protect ourselves.
This book offers this protection for anyone who is willing to reconsider their
own beliefs. It discloses the errors and lies that misled you into believing
things about SCAM that are untrue. It analyses the many falsehoods used in the
promotion of SCAM, explains the erroneous thinking behind them, and presents
the scientific evidence in easily understandable terms. In a way, Ernst's new
book amounts to a course in critical thinking, a skill that should prove to be
helpful far beyond the realm of healthcare.
*Ernst’s previous book was entitled _SCAM: So-Called Alternative Medicine_.
Caractéristiques
| EAN13 | 9781788360081 |
|---|---|
| ISBN | 978-1-78836-008-1 |
| Éditeur | Imprint Academic |
| Date de publication | 7 avril 2020 |
| Collection | Societas |
| Nombre de pages | 170 |
| Dimensions | 13,5 x 3,3 cm |
| Poids | 250 g |
| Langue | anglais |
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