Summary Of The Fine Art Of Baloney Detection By Carl Sagan

With “The Fine Art of Baloney Detection”, Carl Sagan introduces his readers to critical thinking by creating an intimate bond between himself and them. He demonstrates different scenarios in which people avoid critical thinking and why they do so. Furthermore, he presents his readers with a baloney detection kit that supposedly helps with differentiating and recognizing a fallacious argument.
To begin with, Sagan exposes his vulnerability over his parents’ death to get the reader to connect with him, which further helps him with convincing them to accept the way he presents critical thinking. He has also successfully demonstrated why people do not use critical thinking. As an example, he highlights the desire to believe in the life after death