Levitt And Dubner's Freakonomics

The book Freakonomics by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner uses a number of specific examples to demonstrate the idea that incentive shape society. Although the basis of their argument is generally true, how they present their position on each question throughout the book ends up weaken their point. One example of an aspect that harmed Levitt and Dubner’s argument was how they went about making the book more accessible for the average reader. The everyday person who picks up Freakonomics isn’t going to be an expert in economics, so it would be a mistake to treat them as such. There is a large downside to the strategy of “dumbing down” an argument, however. Although it can now reach a greater audience, the argument had to lose parts,