JFK assassination logic : how to think about claims of conspiracy /

Using the assassination of JFK as a case study, author provides a blueprint for understanding how conspiracy theories arise and how to judge the evidence.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: McAdams, John, 1945-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : Potomac Books, ©2011.
Edición:1st ed.
Temas:
Kennedy, John F. > (John Fitzgerald), > 1917-1963 > Assassination.
Kennedy, John F. > (John Fitzgerald), > 1917-1963
1900-1999
Conspiracies > United States > History > 20th century.
TRUE CRIME > General.
Assassination
Conspiracies
United States
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • JFK assassination logic : how to think about claims of conspiracy
  • The frailty of witness testimony
  • Problems of memory
  • Creating false memories
  • Witnesses that are just too good
  • Witnesses are not always worthless
  • Bogus quoting, stripping context, misleading readers
  • Things that "defy the odds?"
  • More on "defying the odds" : the "mysterious deaths"
  • "Foreknowledge" : did people know it was going to happen
  • Signal and noise : seeing things in photos
  • Think scenario
  • Not all evidence is equal : using the reliable evidence
  • Opinions are not evidence
  • Too much evidence of conspiracy?
  • Beware false corroboration
  • How do we view government?
  • Putting theory into practice : the single bullet theory
  • Thinking about conspiracy : putting it all together.

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