Research demonstrates that to persuade a person that their beliefs are false, an effective technique would be to provide them with an alternate explanation for those beliefs. This is most similar to which of the six principles of critical thinking highlighted in your textbook?

This is most similar to the "principle of Extraordinary claim"

Explanation:

The "principle of extraordinary claim" states that extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence. This means that one may have to provide clear evidence that cannot be argued with to convince someone to change his current beliefs.