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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The door for misinformation and marketing ploys, pseudoscience, and snake oils is basically left wide open.
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Sophia Panych, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
Citizens, environmental groups and tribal stakeholders are demoralized by this and the prioritization of industrial logging, embrace of pseudoscience, non-transparency, poor responsiveness to public and expert comments, and meetings held while stakeholders are at work.
—John P. O’Brien, Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2025
There were sure to be some who objected to Oz and his embrace of pseudoscience.
—Kimberly Ross, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
With astronomy firmly established as a science, astrology was relegated to the realm of the occult or pseudoscience.
—Christopher P. Scheitle, The Conversation, 5 Sep. 2025
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Sophia Panych, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
Citizens, environmental groups and tribal stakeholders are demoralized by this and the prioritization of industrial logging, embrace of pseudoscience, non-transparency, poor responsiveness to public and expert comments, and meetings held while stakeholders are at work.
—John P. O’Brien, Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2025
There were sure to be some who objected to Oz and his embrace of pseudoscience.
—Kimberly Ross, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
With astronomy firmly established as a science, astrology was relegated to the realm of the occult or pseudoscience.
—Christopher P. Scheitle, The Conversation, 5 Sep. 2025
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“Pseudoscience.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pseudoscience. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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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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