Misunderstandings

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+title: "Misunderstandings: False Beliefs in Communication"
+authors:
+  - "Georg Weizsäcker"
+external_url: "http://archive.org/details/5ae6e275-b5ad-44c1-9f6d-d315c0559028"
+source_url: "https://www.openbookpublishers.com/books/10.11647/obp.0367"
+drive_links:
+  - "https://drive.google.com/file/d/18t0lSs2gfa1mIjVpH2vWj_dHoQeOimbN/view?usp=drivesdk"
+tags:
+  - communication
+year: 2023
+month: nov
+publisher: "OpenBook Publishers"
+olid: OL51412289M
+pages: 136
+openalexid: W7074150699
+---
+
+> What do we expect when we say something to someone, and what do they expect when they hear it? When is a conversation successful? The book considers a wide set of two-person conversations, and a bit of game theory, to show how conversational statements and their interpretations are governed by beliefs.
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+> The book describes the theoretical framework and empirical measurements of misunderstandings—written by an economist, but in simple words and using interdisciplinary concepts.