Library:Doubt Is Their Product
| Doubt Is Their Product | |
|---|---|
| Author | David Michaels |
| First published | 2008 |
| ISBN | 978-0-19-530067-3 unverified |
| Role | Analysis |
| Domains | Health & Medicine Science & Environment |
| Tactics | Statistical & Evidentiary Distortion Propaganda Technique |
Doubt Is Their Product is a 2008 book by David Michaels.
Summary
A former US Assistant Secretary of Energy exposes the "product defense" industry that manufactures scientific uncertainty for corporate clients. Michaels covers tobacco, asbestos, beryllium, benzene and more. He shows how hired consultants reanalyze data and attack studies to delay regulation. The title comes from a 1969 tobacco-industry memo: "Doubt is our product."