Writing's power to deceive
- Written by Andrew Elfenbein, Professor of English, University of Minnesota
Even common knowledge isn't immune.ledokolua/Shutterstock.com
When I was researching and writing my new book, “The Gist of Reading,” I wanted to explore long-held assumptions about reading and how we process what we read.
Some of these assumptions have changed through time. For example, as novels became popular in the 18th century, many...