Many people believe in the validity of activities like palmistry, tarot card reading, and astrology
. The evidence to support the usefulness of these activities as anything other than entertainment is virtually non-existent. This reminds you to consider which principle of critical thinking the next time you are at a carnival with a mind reader or a fortune teller?
A) Falsifiability
B) Ruling out rival hypotheses
C) Replicability
D) Extraordinary claims
Answer: D
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