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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Malana Vantyler, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025
These are often more pseudoscience than substance.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 21 Aug. 2025
Some pages, meanwhile, veered into speculative pseudoscience around quantum mechanics, general relativity, neurology, and memory.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 10 Aug. 2025
Humor aside, Keynes is not wrong that Trump’s tariff formula is pseudoscience.
—Robert Goulder, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
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“Pseudoscience.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pseudoscience. Accessed 9 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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