Overview
Watch the following video to see what articles you will seek for your discussion post.
Do some research to see what distinguishes real science from pseudoscience. Review the following links:
- Scientific America: What is a Pseudoscience
- Quackwatch: Distinguishing Science and Pseudoscience
- Pseudoscience: What is it and how do I recognize it.
- What's the difference between science and pseudoscience.
Once you are comfortable telling them apart, identify a claim or idea you've come across in your daily life that is presented as "science" but can now be identified as pseudoscience. Make your idea or claim the name of your post. Clearly describe the claim or idea for classmates who may not be familiar with it. Then, carefully explain why it does not qualify as true science and must instead be classified as pseudoscience. Respond to at least two of your classmates' posts, remembering to follow the netiquette rules (you may disagree, but do so respectfully!).
An additional rule for this discussion assignment is that you may not choose the same idea or claim as a classmate! Therefore, it is to your advantage to post early to avoid having to find a new example to use! Note: you may do some research to further inform your responses—but make sure to choose your sources wisely based on your understanding of how to recognize science versus pseudoscience! Also, remember that you must cite your sources and must make sure that all the information you share in your post is in your own words. No plagiarism will be tolerated