Copyright © 2020 by Carl T. Bergstrom and Jevin D. West

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N AMES: Bergstrom, Carl T., author. | West, Jevin D. (Jevin Darwin), author.

T ITLE: Calling bullshit : the art of skepticism in a data-driven world / Carl T. Bergstrom and Jevin D. West.

D ESCRIPTION: First edition. | New York : Random House, 2020. | Includes bibliographical references.

I DENTIFIERS: LCCN 2020003592 (print) | LCCN 2020003593 (ebook) | ISBN 9780525509189 (hardcover acid-free paper) | ISBN 9780593229767 (international edition acid-free paper) | ISBN 9780525509196 (ebook)

S UBJECTS: LCSH: Skepticism.

C LASSIFICATION: LCC B837 .B47 2020 (print) | LCC B837 (ebook) | DDC 149/.73—dc23

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020003592

LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020003593

Ebook ISBN 9780525509196

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