{"product_id":"9781119029373","title":"Critical Thinking: Pseudoscience and the Paranormal","description":"\u003cp\u003eComprehensive and engaging, this extensively revised edition of a student and instructor favorite introduces the basics of critical thinking using the claims of pseudoscience and the paranormal.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eGuides readers through the critical thinking process by considering different types of support (sources, logic, and scientific observation) and ruling out alternative explanations\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAllows students to practice and apply their new critical thinking skills on claims of extraordinary cures including energy treatments, complementary\/alternative medicine and faith healing as well as four paranormal claims of consequence: astrology, spiritualism and the afterlife, parapsychology, and creationism.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCouples a conversational, nontechnical narrative with student-friendly pedagogical tools, including critical thinking questions, a study guide for each chapter, and a companion website\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides clear and open-minded discussions of the paranormal spectrum, belief justification surveys, the placebo effect, and the relationship between religion and critical thinking\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47078373654768,"sku":"9781119029373","price":44.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781119029373_p0.jpg?v=1763696124","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781119029373","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}