Hoaxes, Myths, and Manias: Why We Need Critical Thinking

by Benjamin Radford and Robert E. Bartholomew

Thinking is an innate ability that most people take for granted. But like writing well or speaking effectively before the public, thinking well is a skill that can be learned and improved with practice. In this unique introduction to critical thinking, Robert Bartholomew and Benjamin Radford first lay out the principles of critical thinking and then invite readers to put these principles to the test by examining a series of unusual and challenging...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1591020484
• ISBN13: 9781591020486
• Release Date: February 2003
• Publisher: Prometheus Books
• Length: 230 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Lots of Fun

It's such a joy to read fine minds analyzing the WHY of so many culteral phenomena. This was an extra credit book for a class but I couldn't sell it back to the bookstore. Keep it and read it and you'll see why we believe the way we do.

Critical thinking, mysteries analyzed

A very good book on critical thinking, the book covers interesting topics like the Monkey Man panic, the Roswell UFO crash, and other lesser-known mysteries. The book also gives good tips for critical thinking and how to approach unexplained mysteries from an analytic point of view.