TY  - BOOK
AU  - McAdams,John
TI  - JFK assassination logic: how to think about claims of conspiracy 
SN  - 9781597975797
AV  - E842.9 .M38 2011eb
U1  - 364.15 22
PY  - 2011///
CY  - Washington, D.C.
PB  - Potomac Books
KW  - Kennedy, John F.
KW  - Conspiracies
KW  - United States
KW  - History
KW  - 20th century
KW  - TRUE CRIME
KW  - General
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - Assassination
KW  - fast
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; 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
N2  - 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
UR  - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=389126
ER  -