pseudoscienceDefinition from Wiktionary, the free dictionary Jump to: navigation, searchNounpseudoscience (plural pseudosciences)
Derived termsFrom Wiktionary under the GNU Free Documentation License. Pseudoscience is a methodology, belief, or practice that is claimed to be scientific, or that is made to appear to be scientific, but which does not adhere to an appropriate scientific methodology, lacks supporting evidence or plausibility, or otherwise lacks scientific status. The term is inherently pejorative, because it is used to assert that something is being inaccurately or deceptively portrayed as science, Accordingly, those labeled as practicing or advocating pseudoscience normally dispute the characterization. Pseudoscience has been characterised by the use of vague, exaggerated or untestable claims, over-reliance on confirmation rather than refutation, lack of openness to testing by other experts, and a lack of progress in theory development. There is disagreement among philosophers of science and commentators in the scientific community as to whether there is a reliable way of distinguishing pseudoscience from non-mainstream science. Paul DeHart Hurd, who is among the science educators who have taught courses on the topic, wrote that part of gaining scientific literacy is being able to tell science apart from "pseudo-science, such as astrology, quackery, the occult, and superstition". From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License According Science Versus Pseudoscience, which of the following is NOT one of the strategies used by proponents? Q. of pseudoscience to give creditibility to their claims? A.) shifting the burden of proof B.) use of irrefutable or non-flsifiable claims C.) combining unfounded claims with established scientific findings D.) use of the scientific method and replication of their findings by other scientists. Asked by SKTC - Sun Oct 18 21:08:06 2009 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments A. Pseudoscientists cannot replicate their results, and when they apply the scientific method to eliminate biases they don't have any results at all. So definitely D. Answered by eri - Sun Oct 18 21:21:18 2009 Why is superstition considered a pseudoscience? Q. Pseudoscience is defined as a body of knowledge, methodology, belief, or practice that is claimed to be scientific or made to appear scientific, but does not adhere to the scientific method, lacks supporting evidence or plausibility, or otherwise lacks scientific status. Is superstition claimed to be scientific in the first place? Asked by .curious. - Thu May 8 04:42:07 2008 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments A. Pseudos is an ancient Greek word meaning false. Superstition is sometimes made into a pseudoscience. For example, people who run around with advanced-looking scientific equipment looking for ghosts. The experiments and results are interpreted on a whim, rather than with any sound scientific basis, so it is false science, or superstition dressed up to mimic science. Correct science requires experimentation with interpretable results which can be verified by reproducing the experiment. Pseudoscience never provides this. Answered by Thalia - Thu May 8 07:27:24 2008 What makes graphology a pseudoscience?
Q. I find it interesting but it would be worthless if it isn't real at all. Asked by Matt - Thu Jun 17 09:13:43 2010 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments A. it can not be tested statistically. it can not be reproduced. It does not have a firm foundation to explain why it should work. Answered by nickipettis - Thu Jun 17 09:24:36 2010 From Yahoo Answer Search: "pseudoscience"
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