pseudoscience
noun[CorU]
mainlyUSus/ˈsuː.doʊ.saɪ.əns/uk/ˈsjuː.dəʊ.saɪ.əns/(also mainlyUKpseudo-science)asystemofthoughtor atheorythat is notformedin ascientificway:
Noliewas toobigtotell, nobitof pseudoscience tooridiculoustopassoff aslegitimate.
It has beendismissedas pseudoscience - sometimesdownrightdangerous.
When pseudo-sciences arepublished, they are oftenpublishedinjournalsthat have "peerreview" but are lessrigorousthan one wouldexpectof thescientificmainstream.
- In theabsenceofsciencehe couldseeallsortsofmythand pseudoscience takinghold.
- Pseudo-science has anastyhabitofreachinginto everywalkoflifeandinfectingeverydebate.
- Sometimesspecificconceptsandclaimswithin a pseudoscience can befalsified, theefficacyofalternativemedicinesforexample.
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