Product Details

• Actors: Brian Dunning
• Directors: Brian Dunning
• Writers: Brian Dunning
• Producers: Brian Dunning
• Format: NTSC
• Region: All Regions
• Studio: CreateSpace
• DVD Release Date: July 3, 2008
• Run Time: 41 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (28 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B001CB153C
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #42,371 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best of Critical Thinking Primers, July 14, 2008

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Michael A. Bohler "Mike B." (Illinois, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Here Be Dragons: An Introduction to Critical Thinking (DVD)

I found this video quite informitive and has helped me better understand the critical thinking process.
Mr. Dunning uses real world situations and then disects the logic behind these in a easy to understand language.

This video is a must have for anyone interested in critical thinking

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great intro to critical thinking, July 14, 2008

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Sarah Starr "TheStoryInYourEyes" (Torrington, CT United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Here Be Dragons: An Introduction to Critical Thinking (DVD)

This video would be great to use in a classroom with young people, to teach them how to think straight when they are bombarded by misinformation from TV, unscrupulous practitioners, or simply friends or family who just don't know any better. Brian Dunning has an engaging delivery and speaks in understandable terms about these issues. There is also a great explanation of what a valid controlled clinical trial consists of, which is very illuminating in that it shows how much effort is needed to overcome the false perceptions and placebo effects that are the reason the supplement and "alt med" industries stay in business and have so many people who swear by their questionable remedies.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent intro to the process of critical thinking, July 14, 2008

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Denzil Burriss "Denzil" (Kansas City, MO USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Here Be Dragons: An Introduction to Critical Thinking (DVD)

Brian Dunning has created an excellent resource for teaching the basics of critical thinking.

Here Be Dragons is a classroom appropriate alternative to Penn and Teller's: BS that creates a compelling case for science-based exploration of the natural world.