How pseudoscience makes its case. Part 1.
I decided to write a three-part article here that partially describes how they make their case, not necessarily why humans accept it so easily. I’m not a psychiatrist, and I certainly don’t play one...
View ArticlePseudoscience and the anti-vaccine lunacy
We frequently use the term “pseudoscience” to describe the ideology of certain groups: anti-vaccinationists, evolution deniers (creationists), global warming deniers, and almost anything in the areas...
View ArticleHow pseudoscience makes its case-Part 1. Revised and repost.
This is a two-part article that partially describes how the science-denialist makes their case, not necessarily why humans accept it so easily. I’m not a psychiatrist, and I certainly don’t play one...
View ArticlePseudoscience and logical fallacies in geology
If you ask any biologist or medical researcher about pseudoscience, they would probably talk about creationism, most of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), homeopathy, sasquatch, and a few...
View ArticleIdentifying science denialism and pseudoscience
Science denialism, a form of pseudoscience, is everywhere these days. There’s the oft-discussed vaccination denialists who refuse to vaccinate children because they believe that vaccines cause some...
View ArticlePseudoscience and vaccine denialism (updated)
We frequently use the term “pseudoscience” to describe the ideology of certain groups: antivaccinationists, evolution deniers (creationists), global warming deniers, HIV/AIDS denialism, and almost...
View ArticleAnti-vaccine lunacy–more lies about Gardasil
One of the hallmarks of pseudoscience is an over-reliance on confirmation rather than refutation of a hypothesis. The antivaccine crowd are well-known for this particular violation of the scientific...
View ArticleYour personal pseudoscience detector
If you read something that makes some medical claim, here’s a quick and easy checklist to determine if it’s pseudoscience. Or real science-based medicine. The discoverer pitches his claim directly to...
View ArticleLogical fallacies – debunking pseudoscience
The Skeptical Raptor, stalking pseudoscience in the internet jungle. Logical fallacies are essentially errors of reasoning in making an argument. When logically fallacious arguments are used, usually...
View ArticleAcupuncture for hypertension – more evidence that it does not work
The Skeptical Raptor, stalking pseudoscience in the internet jungle. The claims for acupuncture have any clinical usefulness are vastly overblown with evidence ranging from weak to nonexistent to...
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