JUNKSCIENCE

Junk science

In the United States, junk science is any scientific data, research, or analysis considered to be spurious or fraudulent. The concept is often invoked in political and legal contexts where facts and scientific results have a great amount of weight in making a determination. It usually conveys a pejorative connotation that the research has been untowardly driven by political, ideological, financial, or otherwise unscientific motives.

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junk science

Noun

  1. Assertions that have the appearance, but not the actuality, of scientific support.
    His testimimony was worse than science fiction, it was junk science.
  2. A cluster of assertions, publications, and experts that have the appearance, but not the actuality, of a scientific specialty.


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