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Duped

Truth-Default Theory and the Social Science of Lying and Deception

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Duped

Written by: Timothy R. Levine
Narrated by: Scott R. Pollak
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From the advent of fake news to climate-science denial and Bernie Madoff’s appeal to investors, people can be astonishingly gullible. Some people appear authentic and sincere even when the facts discredit them, and many people fall victim to conspiracy theories and economic scams that should be dismissed as obviously ludicrous. This happens because of a near-universal human tendency to operate within a mindset that can be characterized as a “truth-default”. We uncritically accept most of the messages we receive as “honest”. We all are perceptually blind to deception. We are hardwired to be duped. The question is, can anything be done to militate against our vulnerability to deception without further eroding the trust in people and social institutions that we so desperately need in civil society?

Timothy R. Levine’s Duped: Truth-Default Theory and the Social Science of Lying and Deception recounts a decades-long program of empirical research that culminates in a new theory of deception-truth-default theory. This theory holds that the content of incoming communication is typically and uncritically accepted as true, and most of the time, this is good. Truth-default allows humans to function socially. Further, because most deception is enacted by a few prolific liars, the so called “truth-bias” is not really a bias after all. Passive belief makes us right most of the time, but the catch is that it also makes us vulnerable to occasional deceit.

Levine’s research on lie detection and truth-bias has produced many provocative new findings over the years. He has uncovered what makes some people more believable than others and has discovered several ways to improve lie-detection accuracy. In Duped, Levine details where these ideas came from, how they were tested, and how the findings combine to produce a coherent new understanding of human deception and deception detection.

Duped is skillfully narrated by Scott Pollak.

Produced and published by Echo Point Books & Media, an independent bookseller in Brattleboro, Vermont.

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Duped

The author tried to analyse the idea of truth versus lies. While I agree with some of his conclusions,I believe that we can all be duped because most people are duplicitous. This book is worth listening to by everyone who has been duped.

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Just couldn't finish.

Like listening to a very long undergraduate lecture. Specialists might find this very interesting.

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More potential as a hard copy book than in audible

This is an interesting book, and quite academic. I decided half way through that it was too difficult to alternate between the audio and the attached PDF of references. I would prefer to read this as a book, rather than listen to it, so I can more easily go back and forth to check my understanding. Unfortunately the kindle version is among the most expensive I have seen, so I think I will just wait for a cheaper version to be produced.

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Wasn't totally useless but close

Very disappointing. Considering the subject it's very ironic that the author frequently cites sources that "duped" him as being authoritative. So it's hard to take much away from the book aside from humans mostly by instinct are slightly better than random at guessing deceit.

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