Tortured Logic: Why Some Americans Support the Use of Torture in Counterterrorism

by Joseph Young, Erin M Kearns, Erin M. Kearns

Book Overview

Experts in the intelligence community say that torture is ineffective. Yet much of the public appears unconvinced: surveys show that nearly half of Americans think that torture can be acceptable for counterterrorism purposes. Why do people persist in supporting torture--and can they be persuaded to change their minds?

In Tortured Logic, Erin M. Kearns and Joseph K. Young draw upon a novel series of group experiments to understand how...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 023118896X
• ISBN13: 9780231188968
• Release Date: July 2020
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.1"