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Don't believe everything you hear—especially from logic professors

Michael Rooney - Monday, October 31, 2011

Logician Jim Henle and his students again exploit the human propensity to believe rumors, even rather improbable ones. See chapter 5 of The Pocket Guide to Critical Thinking (available in the preview) for more on rumor and gossip.

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