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May 18, 2020, 17 tweets

"The vast majority of people will get their science news from online news site articles, and rarely delve into the research that the article is based on. This graphic looks at the different factors that can contribute towards ‘bad’ science".

Source: bit.ly/3dQgNzK

7 ways to identify pseudoscience:

"You might think science is science, but some evidence is ranked higher in the scientific community than others, and having an awareness of this can help you sort the science from the pseudoscience when it comes to various internet claims"

Source: compoundchem.com/2015/04/09/sci…

Hierarchy of Scientific Evidence:

(via @LogicofScience)

2 highly recommended books by @bengoldacre on spotting bad science:

Understanding the steps in drug discovery process:

Quackery red flags by @PainSci:

More quackery red flags:

Quackery Red Flags

Beware the 3 D's of quackery: Dubious, Dangerous and Distracting treatments for aches and pains (or anything else) via @PainSci

painscience.com/articles/3ds-o…

Can you spot the red flags?

The Pyramids of Evidence: Science Vs Pseudoscience (via @RtAVM)

Scientific consensus:

(via thelogicofscience.com)

Distinguishing Science and Pseudoscience

quackwatch.org/related/pseudo/

10 steps for evaluating scientific papers

thelogicofscience.com/2015/08/03/10-…

#Evidence #Science

12 bad reasons for rejecting scientific studies
(via @LogicofScience)

thelogicofscience.com/2015/11/30/12-…

Here are some useful links to know more about science, logic, critical thinking and rationality:

Nature of science: thelogicofscience.com/nature-of-scie…

Logic: thelogicofscience.com/rules-of-logic/

Critical thinking:

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