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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.

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