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• Science: Methods and Techniques: Scientific Method (14)
• Science: Social Sciences: Psychology: Social: Persuasion and Social Influence (17)
• Society: Issues: Warfare and Conflict: Psychological: Propaganda (1)
• Society: Philosophy: Philosophy of Logic: Informal Logic (17)

• 2think.org - Collection of book reviews and essays, mostly on popular science, with an emphasis on science as a guide to truth. Also includes a discussion forum.
• A Field Guide to Critical Thinking (Skeptical Inquirer Winter 1990) - Six rules of evidential reasoning, a distillation and simplification of the scientific method. Ignoring the vowels, the letters in the word "FiLCHeRS" stand for the rules of Falsifiability, Logic, Comprehensiveness, Honesty, Replicability, and Sufficiency.
• An Experiment in Group Learning Technology - The results of a study designed to measure critical thinking in face-to-face and computer-supported seminars.
• Association for Informal Logic and Critical Thinking (AILACT) - A non-profit scholarly association which aims to promote research into, teaching of, and testing of informal logic and critical thinking.
• Carl Sagan's Baloney Detection Kit - Tools for testing arguments and detecting fallacious or fraudulent arguments, based on Sagan's book "The Demon Haunted World: Science as a candle in the dark."
• Critical Thinking Study Topics - Student study guide on psychological manipulation, cult groups, sects, and new religious movements.
• Critical Thinking across the Curriculum Project - Definitions, examples and argument analysis, from Longview Community College.
• Digital Bits Skeptic - Skepticism and critical thinking articles.
• Free From Faith - Comments on religion, science and scepticism.
• Mission: Critical - Tutorial for critical thinking.
• National Center for Teaching Thinking - A service organization for educators dedicated to providing programs for K - 12 schools and colleges on teaching and assessing skillful thinking,.
• Open Courseware on Critical Thinking - Over one hundred tutorials on critical thinking, logic, scientific reasoning, creativity, and other aspects of thinking skills.
• Philadelphia Association for Critical Thinking - Addressing strange phenomena with the mindset, "What are the facts and what can we deduce from them?"
• Propaganda and How to Recognize It - Essay on propaganda techniques.
• Real-World Reasoning - A course given by Peter Suber for high-school students as an introduction to college.
• Responsible Thinking - Online book by Bob Korn promoting critical thinking. Outline, contact information.
• Skeptical Analysis of the Paranormal Society (SAPS) - A group devoted to debunking, re-creating, and explaining popular claims of paranormal activity.
• Skeptoid: Critical Analysis of Pop Phenomena - Provides a weekly podcast dedicated to furthering knowledge by eliminating the widespread pseudosciences that infect popular culture.
• So You Want to Avoid Common Logical Errors? - Gives logical errors a name and points out the most common logical errors and how to avoid them.
• The Critical Thinking Community - Providing a forum and resources about Socratic questioning, higher order thinking, and critical thinking. Organizer of conferences and publisher of books and academic resources for teachers.
• WikiSynergy - Deal with debates and general information on all fringe or frontier subjects and skepticism.
• Wikipedia - Critical Thinking - Hyperlinked encyclopedia entry includes an overview, concepts and principles, classroom applications, and effectiveness of instruction.

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