From the continuing (non-)series on critical thinking and the web, this very nice site adds an element by presenting the same information in hundreds of different ways. "In the animation below we show how risks can be ‘spun' to look bigger or smaller, how medical treatments can be made to seem useless or to be wonder cures, and how lifestyle changes might look worthwhile or not worth bothering with. All by changing the words used, the way the numbers are expressed, and the particular graphics chosen." This is a great tool, and the skills that result help learners see through the hype.
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