Objectives: Over 20% of Americans believe in bigfoot

. (For context, that’s approximately the same number of Americans that accept the big bang theory.)

While there is an understandable appeal to the idea of a secret human relative living wild in nature, what is the evidence?

The “bigfoot is real” claim allows us a great opportunity to practice what we’ve learned so far this semester, including:

• Being skeptical and demanding sufficient evidence before accepting claims •

Thinking critically about our beliefs • Evaluating sources of information Answer questions 1,2,3,4 and 22