NORMAND BAILLARGEON is Professor of Education Fundamentals at the University of Quebec in Montreal, where he teaches on the history of pedagogy and the philosophy of education.
“With charm, with, lucidity, and expert knowledge, this 'short
course' carries the reader in easy steps from simple devices
intended to "regiment the public mind" (in the words of one of the
founders of the public relations industry) to more subtle modes of
delusion and deceit of the kind that inundate us constantly. It
does not just expose, though that is valuable enough, but also
provides strategies for analysis of media and propaganda generally,
a guide to resources, and a toolkit for critical inquiry that
should be of great value to those who hope to understand a complex
world that is made still more obscure when transmitted through the
distorting prisms of ideology and doctrine.” –Noam Chomsky
“This book provides an amiable and effective guide through some of
the pitfalls and mysteries of language, of logic—and of magic!
Readers are sure to discover that its lucid analyses and
discussions assist them considerably in avoiding or in overcoming
the many obstacles that commonly stand in the way of clear thought
and expression.” –Harry Frankfurt, author of On Bullshit
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