Spotting a Hoax

Pseudoscience

• is an accessible/more casual form of familiar science

• is similar to a pseudonym, as in an author

• appears to be scientific but isn't

• is the same as regular science, maybe better

Distinguishing science from pseudoscience in philosophy is known as the _________ problem.

• boundary

• demarcation

• debunking

• science

Philosopher Karl Popper proposed that the primary demarcation criteria should be

• falsifiability (able to be proven wrong)

• peer revision (survive the peer review process)

• the simplicity of its explanation

• the use of mathematics

Which list of features distinguish science from pseudoscience?

• Empirical testability, use of mathematics, openness to transformative criticism

• Empirical testability, openness to transformative criticism, overall consistency

• Openness to transformative criticism, overall consistency, use of mathematics

• Empirical testability, overall consistency, use of mathematics

Is it important to be able to identify science from pseudoscience? Why or why not?