Pseudoscience in Real Life assignment SCIE 210 Your name:   Your instructor will assign you an example of a pseudoscience to evaluate

Pseudoscience in Real Life assignment

SCIE 210

Your name:

Your instructor will assign you an example of a pseudoscience to evaluate. Use the following questions to guide your evaluation of this pseudoscience:

What is your pseudoscience example?

(your answer here, name and URL/source)

In what ways is your pseudoscience similar to science? In other words, in what ways does it look or sound like science?

(your answer here)

Using what you learned from your required videos, what are some characteristics or claims that give you a clue this might be a pseudoscience? Be as specific as possible and describe several ways.

(your answer here)

Stop and Think: List at least 2 questions you have about their claims.

(your answer here)

Dig for Data: Consider the following questions as you search for data to support their claims. Write 1 to 2 paragraphs including sources (cited in APA format) that describe what you found.

What type of data is being referenced in this example (peer-reviewed sources, personal experiences)? Can you find any scientific, peer-reviewed data to support their claims? If so, is it funded by a company that produces that product? Do the claims fit with what we already know in science?

(your answer here)

Finally, reflect on your pseudoscience example. Write 1 to 2 paragraphs explaining your conclusion. Would you consider this a pseudoscience example (why/why not)? Would you purchase or use it (why/why not)? Would you consider it dangerous (why/why not)?

(your answer here)

Use the Pseudoscience in Real Life template Download templateto answer the following: In what ways is your pseudoscience similar to science? Describe several characteristics that give you a clue this is a pseudoscience. List two questions you have about their claims. Write 1 to 2 paragraphs in which you synthesize and analyze sources to support or contradict this pseudoscience. Reflect in 1 to 2 paragraphs what your conclusion is about this pseudoscience and if you consider it dangerous.