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"Identifying Truth or Fiction" Please respond to the following:
- The video clip ‘The Baloney Detection Kit’ in the Webtext this week discusses the many ways in which an effective critical thinker assesses the claims made by others. Explain what you believe is the real difference between ‘science’ and ‘pseudoscience’.
- Examine the key reasons why so many people might seem to be attracted to more 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.
Webtext this week
http://www.webtexts.com/courses/20249-dodson/traditional_book/chapters/1721238-explanations/pages/1436641-qualities-of-explanations---
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Running head: IDENTIFYING TRUTH OR FICTION
Identifying Truth or Fiction
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IDENTIFYING TRUTH OR FICTION
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Identifying Truth or Fiction
At a time when there is increased access to information through the internet, it is
imperative to be critical thinkers to be able to discern truth from fiction and not be guided by
what is commonly...