{"id":777,"date":"2017-10-14T11:44:15","date_gmt":"2017-10-14T11:44:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-jeffersoncc-englishcomp2kscopexmaster\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=777"},"modified":"2017-11-20T14:54:45","modified_gmt":"2017-11-20T14:54:45","slug":"michael-shermer-the-pattern-behind-self-deception","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-jefferson-collegecomposition\/chapter\/michael-shermer-the-pattern-behind-self-deception\/","title":{"raw":"Michael Shermer, The Pattern Behind Self-Deception","rendered":"Michael Shermer, The Pattern Behind Self-Deception"},"content":{"raw":"<div class=\"textbox tryit\">\r\n\r\nHow do we know what we know?\r\n\r\nWhat heuristics (method of checking) can we use on ourselves?\r\n\r\nWhy is believing in something strongly <em>not<\/em> a good measure of believability in a writer?\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\nThe following TED Talk is by Michael Shermer, a skeptic and author who presents 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