pseudoscience
noun
pseu·do·sci·ence
ˌsü-dō-ˈsī-ən(t)s 
: a system of theories, assumptions, and methods erroneously regarded as scientific
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Oz, a 64-year-old cardiothoracic surgeon, has no experience running a government agency, and has been accused by many U.S. physicians and other health experts of peddling pseudoscience.
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Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 20 Nov. 2024
Some of the ideas share the same pseudoscience as Kennedy’s views on vaccines.
—Keren Landman, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
For others, the idea is pseudoscience and contrary to our concept of nature.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2024
As with many of the pseudosciences of the era, chiromancy was highly racialized and used the veneer of science to suggest inherent, biological white superiority.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 30 Oct. 2024
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Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 20 Nov. 2024
Some of the ideas share the same pseudoscience as Kennedy’s views on vaccines.
—Keren Landman, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
For others, the idea is pseudoscience and contrary to our concept of nature.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2024
As with many of the pseudosciences of the era, chiromancy was highly racialized and used the veneer of science to suggest inherent, biological white superiority.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 30 Oct. 2024
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pseudoscience
noun
pseu·do·sci·ence
ˌsüd-ō-ˈsī-ən(t)s
: a system of theories, assumptions, and methods erroneously regarded as scientific
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