Why people might seem attracted to pseudoscience-type claims

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Question: "Identifying Truth or Fiction"

Please respond to the following:

• The video clip ‘The Baloney Detection Kit' in the Webtext this week discusses ways an effective critical thinker assesses claims made by others.

• Examine 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.

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