pseudoscholarship pseudoscience http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2001002975 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Pseudoscience https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pseudoscience https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q483677 Q172.5.P77 Statements, beliefs, or practices that are claimed to be both scientific and factual but are incompatible with the scientific method. Pseudoscience is often characterized by contradictory, exaggerated or unfalsifiable claims; reliance on confirmation bias rather than rigorous attempts at refutation; lack of openness to evaluation by other experts; absence of systematic practices when developing hypotheses; and continued adherence long after the pseudoscientific hypotheses have been experimentally discredited. pseudo-science pseudosciences pseudoscientific