Related Web Sites:
Critical Thinking sites:
These sites discuss critical thinking and common errors
in reasoning.
Thinking Is Power
A comprehensive site on critical thinking, science and skepticism.
The
Critical Thinking Community
While perhaps the most widely referenced site on critical thinking,
the style of the above site is far too dry and academic for my taste.
Wikipedia entries for logical fallacies and cognitive biases:
Fallacies
Biases
This
is a site that addresses the importance of critical thinking
for
improving society, a very important but rarely stated motivation for
critical thinking.
Mindvendor
Skepticism Sites:
Skeptical writers are usually concerned with making
arguments against
supernatural and sensational claims, while in this site I try to avoid
taking
sides on controversial issues such as these. However skeptics
also
often address the problems of evaluating evidence for claims and why
people
believe them. I am including only this one link for now,
since this site
contains a list of other skeptical links which is far better than I
would
be able to provide.
Skeptical
Information
Information about Urban Legends
This is a great site that checks into all kinds of
stories, rumors,
hoaxes and scams. It is fascinating reading, and is the first
place to
check when you hear some frightening or shocking story that seems
suspiciously
extreme. Always check Snopes before passing on email scare
stories.
http://www.snopes.com
Avoiding
Misleading Political Arguments (Spin)
This site has information countering some of the false
and misleading statements
made by politicians and the press.
FactCheck.org
This site has information about candidates and elected
officials
Project
Vote Smart
Sites linking to Responsible Thinking:
Professor
Tangent
This site has lots of opportunities for mental exercise.
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