Notes on the Contributors; Preface 1. False confessions and subverted agency Jennifer Lackey; 2. Rape myths: What are they and what can we do about them? Katharine Jenkins; 3. 'To possess the power to speak' Linda Martín Alcoff; 4. The predicament of patients Ian James Kidd and Havi Carel; 5. How can you spot the experts? An essay in social epistemology Alvin I. Goldman; 6. Received wisdom: The use of authority in Medieval Islamic philosophy Peter Adamson; 7. Why do scientists lie? Liam Kofi Bright; 8. Should we worry about silicone chip technology de-skilling us? Elizabeth Fricker; 9. Passionate speech: On the uses and abuses of anger in public debate Alessandra Tanesini; 10. The promise and pitfalls of online 'conversations' Sanford C. Goldberg; 11. The vulnerable dynamics of discourse Paul Giladi and Danielle Petherbridge; 12. The seductions of Clarity C. Thi Nguyen; 13. How good are we at evaluating communicated information? Hugo Mercier; 14. What is a question Lani Watson; Index of names.