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.