Pseudoscience and Extraordinary Claims of the Paranormal: A Critical Thinker's Toolkit provides readers with a variety of "reality-checking" tools to analyze extraordinary claims and to determine their validity. * Integrates simple yet powerful evaluative tools used by both paranormal believers and skeptics alike * Introduces innovations such as a continuum for ranking paranormal claims and evaluating their implications * Includes an innovative "Critical Thinker's Toolkit," a systematic approach for performing reality checks on paranormal claims related to astrology, psychics, spiritualism, parapsychology, dream telepathy, mind-over-matter, prayer, life after death, creationism, and more * Explores the five alternative hypotheses to consider when confronting a paranormal claim * Reality Check boxes, integrated into the text, invite students to engage in further discussion and examination of claims * Written in a lively, engaging style for students and general readers alike Ancillaries: Testbank and PowerPoint slides available at www.wiley.com/go/pseudoscience.