we must arm ourselves with a set of critical questions—and be willing to consistently ask and thoughtfully consider those questions before rendering judgment. By employing this type of questioning, we can do what Carl Sagan called “baloney detection”17—the dismantling of false claims and slanted arguments from politicians, advertisers, or biased news sources (a skill needed more than ever in a world where the “baloney” is in abundance, and often well-disguised).
