Tuesday 14 July 2015

Freakonomics by Steven Levitt & Stephen Dubner

(148-149) That's because an expert whose argument reeks of restrains or nuance often doesn't get much attention. An expert must be bold if he hopes to alchemize his homespun theory into conventional wisdom. His best chance of doing so is to engage the public's emotions, for emotion is the enemy of rational argument.

(149) Fear is in fact a major component of the act of parenting

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