Chapter 1. Potions, Plot, Personalities: Understand How Science Progresses and Why Scientists Sometimes Disagree
Chapter 2. Who's Who?: Identify Those Who Hold Stake in an Issue and What Their Positions Are
Chapter 3. Decisions, Decisions: Elucidate All the Pros and Cons of a Decision
Chapter 4. Compare and Contrast: Place Alternatives in an Appropriate Context to Evaluate Tradeoffs
Chapter 5. What Happens If...?: Distinguish Between Cause and Coincidence
Chapter 6. Specific or General: Recognize How Broadly the Conclusions from a Study May Be Applied
Chapter 7. Fun Figures: See Through the Number Jumble
Chapter 8. Society's Say: Discern the Relationships Between Science and Policy
Chapter 9. All the Tricks in the Book: Get Past the Ploys Designed to Simply Bypass Logic
Chapter 10. Fitting The Pieces Together: Know How to Seek Information to Gain a Balanced Perspective
Conclusions: Twenty Essential Applications of the Tools