How to Think about Weird Things: Critical Thinking for a New AgeThis brief, inexpensive text helps students think critically, using examples from the weird claims and beliefs that abound in our culture to demonstrate the sound evaluation of any claim. The authors focus on types of logical arguments and proofs, making How to Think about Weird Things a versatile supplement for logic, critical thinking, philosophy of science, or any other science appreciation courses. |
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Close Encounters with | 1 |
PARADIGMS AND THE PARANORMAL | 14 |
Study Questions | 27 |
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