How Long to Read Hoaxes, Myths, and Manias

How Long Does it Take to Read Hoaxes, Myths, and Manias?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 50 minutes to read Hoaxes, Myths, and Manias by Robert E. Bartholomew

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Thinking is an innate ability that most people take for granted. But like writing well or speaking effectively before the public, thinking well is a skill that can be learned and improved with practice. In this unique introduction to critical thinking, Robert Bartholomew and Benjamin Radford first lay out the principles of critical thinking and then invite readers to put these principles to the test by examining a series of unusual and challenging case studies. Assembling a wide range of bizarre but actual incidents from many cultures and various time periods, they demonstrate how the tools of critical thinking can help to unravel alleged paranormal events and seemingly mysterious behavior. What factors led to the "Martian panic" of 1938? Why did many people conclude that an alien spaceship crashed in Roswell, New Mexico, in 1947? How do we explain the panic expressed by otherwise normal Southeast Asian men who came to believe that a contagious disease was causing their genitals to shrink, or the frenzied dance manias that captivated thousands of Europeans during the Middle Ages? Bartholomew and Radford show that reality is very much a social construction, that cultural assumptions play a large part in our judgments about what is normal and what is deviant, and that the use of critical reasoning is our best means of ensuring an objective perspective.

How long is Hoaxes, Myths, and Manias?

Hoaxes, Myths, and Manias by Robert E. Bartholomew is 230 pages long, and a total of 57,500 words.

This makes it 78% the length of the average book. It also has 70% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Hoaxes, Myths, and Manias Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 14 minutes to read Hoaxes, Myths, and Manias aloud.

What Reading Level is Hoaxes, Myths, and Manias?

Hoaxes, Myths, and Manias is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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