Critical Thinking

"Identifying Truth or Fiction"

The video clip, “The Baloney Detection Kit,” this week discusses the ways an effective critical thinker assesses claims made by others.

• Examine some key reasons why people might seem attracted to pseudoscience-type claims.
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• Describe at least two (2) such claims that you have heard people make and analyze the main reasons why such claims do or do not meet rigorous scientific methodology standards.
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• Determine at least two (2) ways in which the material discussed this week has changed your own thinking.
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Write each question and give answer.

1 page at least 200 words.

Provide 1-2 sources.