title: Skeptical thinking series: an introduction to skeptical thinking in the evaluation of claims.
abstract: The aim of this study is to introduce the concept of skeptical thinking to evaluate a claim using the six component (Falsifiability, Logic, Comprehensiveness, Honesty, Replicability, and Sufficiency) FiLCHeRS method. These six rules were used to assess whether claims should be accepted or rejected. As this is an introductory study, there are no concrete results to report, although the conclusion is that the method of skeptical thinking using the FiLCHeRS method is a suitable and logical approach to evaluate a claim.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, 480 Oak Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
authors.forename: Darin
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Davidson
authors.forename: Kishore
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mulpuri
authors.forename: Richard G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Mathias
mesh_terms: D003657:Decision Making; D020000:Decision Support Systems, Clinical; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D009985:Orthopedics / Q000379:methods*; D013850:Thinking