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Pseudoscience and Extraordinary Claims of the Paranormal: A Critical Thinker's Toolkit provides readers with a variety of "reality-checking" tools to analyze extraordinary claims and to determine their validity. Integrates simple yet powerful evaluative tools used by both paranormal believers and skeptics alike Introduces innovations such as a continuum for ranking paranormal claims and evaluating their implications Includes an innovative "Critical Thinker's Toolkit," a systematic approach for performing reality checks on paranormal claims related to astrology, psychics, spiritualism, parapsychology, dream telepathy , mind-over-matter, prayer, life after death, creationism, and more Explores the five alternative hypotheses to consider when confronting a paranormal claim Reality Check boxes, integrated into the text, invite students to engage in further discussion and examination of claims Written in a lively, engaging style for students and general readers alike Ancillaries: Testbank and PowerPoint slides available at www.wiley.com/go/pseudoscience

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Book category Books in English Humanities Religion & beliefs Alternative belief systems

• Full title: Pseudoscience and Extraordinary Claims of the Paranormal - A Critical Thinker's Toolkit
• Author: Jonathan C. Smith
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardback
• Number of pages: 432
• EAN: 9781405181235
• ISBN: 1405181230
• ID: 04956126
• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
• Weight: 712 g
• Dimensions: 229 × 165 × 28 mm
• Date of publishing: 27. August 2009

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