Homeworkhelp mid Feb

 Michael Shermer: Baloney Detection Kit 

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.

· 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.

· Determine at least two (2) ways in which the material discussed this week has changed your own thinking.