By Jonathan C. Smith

Pseudoscience and awesome Claims of the magical: A severe Thinker's Toolkit presents readers with a number of "reality-checking" instruments to investigate impressive claims and to figure out their validity.

• Integrates uncomplicated but strong evaluative instruments utilized by either paranormal believers and skeptics alike
• Introduces suggestions similar to a continuum for rating paranormal claims and comparing their implications
• contains an cutting edge "Critical Thinker's Toolkit," a scientific procedure for acting fact tests on paranormal claims on the topic of astrology, psychics, spiritualism, parapsychology, dream telepathy, mind-over-matter, prayer, lifestyles after loss of life, creationism, and more
• Explores the 5 substitute hypotheses to contemplate while confronting a mystical claim
Reality Check bins, built-in into the textual content, invite scholars to have interaction in extra dialogue and exam of claims
• Written in a full of life, enticing variety for college students and basic readers alike

Ancillaries: Testbank and PowerPoint slides to be had at www.wiley.com/go/pseudoscience

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