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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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