as in illogical
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Recent Examples of unscientific
In a poll — admittedly unscientific — conducted on X during the three hours leading towards kick-off, the abnormal, uncomfortable and unfamiliar position Newcastle fans found themselves in was evident.
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Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
Speaking about Creel’s death on Instagram in October, Levi floated an unscientific theory tied to COVID vaccinations.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 7 Dec. 2024
In the end — and recognizing the unscientific nature of CBS News' experiment — AI was a clear winner on speed.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 25 Nov. 2024
It was denounced by many public health experts as unscientific and irresponsible.
—Rob Stein, NPR, 26 Nov. 2024
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Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
Speaking about Creel’s death on Instagram in October, Levi floated an unscientific theory tied to COVID vaccinations.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 7 Dec. 2024
In the end — and recognizing the unscientific nature of CBS News' experiment — AI was a clear winner on speed.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 25 Nov. 2024
It was denounced by many public health experts as unscientific and irresponsible.
—Rob Stein, NPR, 26 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unscientific
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Second, this rationale for regulation proved to be illogical and fatuous as conceded by U.S. Courts and the Federal Communications Commission in the decades since.—
Carine Harb,
Newsweek,
9 Jan. 2025
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Louis has to travel, and there’s the sense that Eva has nowhere else to go—a vague rationale that feels at once inevitable and illogical.—
Chloe Schama,
Vogue,
25 Dec. 2024
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Ironically, its only real payoff is its surreal magnitude of Drake-centricity (down to casting a look-alike), which largely ends up being absurd and hilarious thanks to events entirely outside of the film’s purview.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
28 Jan. 2025
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Courts should continue to quickly reject his absurd, insulting, and ahistorical legal arguments, which violate the clear text of the 14th Amendment.—
Elizabeth Wydra and Nina Henry,
Newsweek,
28 Jan. 2025
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There were some generational differences in regard to the reasons driving irrational purchases.—
Arthur Zaczkiewicz,
WWD,
27 Jan. 2025
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The author suggests that large crowds can be made irrational, often due to charismatic leadership, and shows how most people choose to go with the grain. Group decisions can also reduce a sense of personal accountability as people find solidarity in what the masses want.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
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So although these actions may seem fatuous on the surface, the next four years will be about looking for the undercurrents.—
Anita Chabria,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Jan. 2025
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Second, this rationale for regulation proved to be illogical and fatuous as conceded by U.S. Courts and the Federal Communications Commission in the decades since.—
Carine Harb,
Newsweek,
9 Jan. 2025
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Both films are about the preposterous beauty standards foisted upon women in our modern culture, yet both films seem determined to make these same women suffer, while portraying men as mostly bumbling buffoons whose chief infractions are wandering eyes.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
18 Jan. 2025
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Any one of these things should derail this preposterous nomination.—
Michelle Goldberg,
The Mercury News,
16 Jan. 2025
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There are no more stupid questions and an open, supportive, and curious culture evolves.—
Darpan Munjal,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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So if someone is crazy slash stupid enough to do that.—
Outside Online,
Outside Online,
16 Jan. 2025
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Reddit Reacts Reddit users supported OP, pointing out the unreasonable nature of the neighbor's behavior.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
24 Jan. 2025
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The Supreme Court weighed Monday whether courts should examine everything that happened during the traffic stop or just the split seconds when the officer feared for his safety in deciding whether the officer can be tried for unreasonable force.—
Ella Lee,
The Hill,
22 Jan. 2025
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The former never caught on with audiences, who found its story incoherent, while the latter, a road trip movie starring Richard Farnsworth, was better-received critically but also failed financially, despite landing its lead an Oscar nomination.—
Stephen Galloway,
The Hollywood Reporter,
16 Jan. 2025
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Despite concerns about his age, Biden announced plans to seek reelection in the spring of 2023, only to drop out last July following a disastrous debate performance that exposed an aging president who sounded incoherent at times and struggled to make his case against Trump.—
Joey Garrison,
USA TODAY,
16 Jan. 2025
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“Unscientific.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unscientific. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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