skepticism
Table of Contents
What is skepticism?
Websites
Scientific and other Literature
- Myside bias, rational thinking, and intelligence Myside bias occurs when people evaluate evidence, generate evidence, and test hypotheses in a manner biased toward their own prior opinions and attitudes. Research across a wide variety of myside bias paradigms has revealed a somewhat surprising finding regarding individual differences. The magnitude of the myside bias shows very little relation to intelligence. Avoiding myside bias is thus one rational thinking skill that is not assessed by intelligence tests or even indirectly indexed through its correlation with cognitive ability measures.
- Media Guide to Skepticism Purpose: To provide a clear, easy-to-read guide about the “Skeptical” viewpoint as subscribed to by many who might call themselves Skeptics or critical thinkers; to distinguish practical Skepticism from the popular use of the phrase “I’m skeptical,” and from those who claim to be “skeptics” regarding some well-established conclusion (such as climate change).
- A Practical Guide to Critical Thinking This paper presents a concise introduction to critical thinking. It is intended as a handy tool to help anyone evaluate or develop sound reasoning and arguments.
- The Debunking Handbook Debunking myths is problematic. Unless great care is taken, any effort to debunk misinformation can inadvertently reinforce the very myths one seeks to correct. To avoid these “backfire effects”, an effective debunking requires three major elements. First, the refutation must focus on core facts rather than the myth to avoid the misinformation becoming more familiar. Second, any mention of a myth should be preceded by explicit warnings to notify the reader that the upcoming information is false. Finally, the refutation should include an alternative explanation that accounts for important qualities in the original misinformation.
- I Don't Know What to Believe This leaflet is for people who follow debates about science and medicine in the news. It explains how scientists present and judge research and how you can ask questions of the scientific information presented to you.
Other information
Evaluating Sources of Information
Facebook Threads:
- GMO Science Forum
- Skeptical Science
- Heartland Institute
These links will direct you to Skepti-Forum's Facebook group
Dedicated Threads
- Point Refuted a Thousand Times (PRATT) and science communication (note: also see PRATT in the wiki)
Meta Threads
Polls
skepticism.txt · Last modified: 2016/05/29 19:01 by knigel
