Pseudoscience and Extraordinary Claims of the Paranormal

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.