Trust Us, We're Experts
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Trust Us, We're Experts: How Industry Manipulates Science and Gambles with Your Future is a book written by Sheldon Rampton
and John Stauber
.
An April 2001 Village Voice review of the book accuses the authors of "paranoid
fatalism
" concerning the facts researched, but also says the book is "exhaustively detailed", "calmly convincing", and "light on rhetoric".
Sheldon Rampton
Sheldon Rampton was the American editor of PR Watch, and is the author of several books that criticize the public relations industry and what he sees as other forms of corporate and government propaganda....
and John Stauber
John Stauber
John Stauber is an American writer and political activist who has co-authored five books about propaganda by governments, private interests and the PR industry...
.
An April 2001 Village Voice review of the book accuses the authors of "paranoid
Paranoia
Paranoia [] is a thought process believed to be heavily influenced by anxiety or fear, often to the point of irrationality and delusion. Paranoid thinking typically includes persecutory beliefs, or beliefs of conspiracy concerning a perceived threat towards oneself...
fatalism
Fatalism
Fatalism is a philosophical doctrine emphasizing the subjugation of all events or actions to fate.Fatalism generally refers to several of the following ideas:...
" concerning the facts researched, but also says the book is "exhaustively detailed", "calmly convincing", and "light on rhetoric".