{"product_id":"pseudoscience-and-extraordinary-claims-of-jonathan-c-smith-9781405181235","title":"Pseudoscience and Extraordinary Claims of the Paranormal: A Critical Thinker's Toolkit","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePseudoscience and Extraordinary Claims of the Paranormal: A Critical Thinker's Toolkit\u003c\/i\u003e provides readers with a variety of \"reality-checking\" tools to analyze extraordinary claims and to determine their validity.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eIntegrates simple yet powerful evaluative tools used by both paranormal believers and skeptics alike\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIntroduces innovations such as a continuum for ranking paranormal claims and evaluating their implications\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes an innovative \"Critical Thinker's Toolkit,\" a systematic approach for performing reality checks on paranormal claims related to \u003ci\u003eastrology, psychics, spiritualism, parapsychology, dream telepathy, mind-over-matter, prayer, life after death, creationism, \u003c\/i\u003e and more\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores the five alternative hypotheses to consider when confronting a paranormal claim \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eReality Check\u003c\/i\u003e boxes, integrated into the text, invite students to engage in further discussion and examination of claims\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWritten in a lively, engaging style for students and general readers alike\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eAncillaries: Testbank and PowerPoint slides available at www.wiley.com\/go\/pseudoscience\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jonathan C. Smith\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1405181230\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781405181235\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wiley-Blackwell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/15\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.64lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.94d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2010 pg. 13","brand":"Jonathan C. Smith","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48113492066559,"sku":"9781405181235","price":115.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0a9be67c-9ddb-45d3-8ee6-ea8770f2c734.jpg?v=1769615380","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/pseudoscience-and-extraordinary-claims-of-jonathan-c-smith-9781405181235","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}