What happens when the person who sounds qualified is wrong—and the person everyone dismisses is right?
The Doctor/Rocketship Test is an exploration of discernment, authority, expertise, evidence, and the assumptions people use to decide who—or what—to trust.
Through thought experiments and real-world case studies involving education, regulation, credentials, safety, ownership, professional expertise, and everyday decision-making, the book asks readers to examine a deceptively simple problem: Are you judging an answer by the evidence, or by the person giving it?
The Standard Edition presents the complete Doctor/Rocketship framework as a tool for questioning assumptions without abandoning reason, expertise, or evidence.
This isn't a book about automatically distrusting authority. It's about learning when authority deserves trust—and when the evidence deserves another look.
Details
- Publication Date
- Aug 8, 2026
- Language
- English
- Category
- Education & Language
- Copyright
- All Rights Reserved - Standard Copyright License
- Contributors
- By (author): Jamel Hawkins
Specifications
- Pages
- 181
- Binding Type
- Hardcover Case Wrap
- Interior Color
- Color
- Dimensions
- US Letter (8.5 x 11 in / 216 x 279 mm)