For a class project, a pair of 11th grade physics students created the infographic shown below, inspired by Michael Shermer’s Baloney Detection Kit: a 16-page booklet designed to hone your critical thinking skills. It includes suggestions on what questions to ask, what traps to avoid, specific examples of how the scientific method is used to test pseudoscience and paranormal claims, and a how-to guide for developing a class in critical thinking.
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Topics addressed: critical thinking and skepticism
Resource type: student projects and papers
Academic discipline: freshman foundation and general education
Academic level: primary • secondary
Resource type: student projects and papers
Academic discipline: freshman foundation and general education
Academic level: primary • secondary
