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One of the steps in identifying pseudoscience from science is determing whether or not the claim being made is justified or not. A key principle for determing this is
the criteria of adequacy.
the law of noncontradiction.
the demarcation problem.
the law of coherence.

Which of the following is TRUE concerning the rationalistic side of science.
Rationalism does not describe and explain natural phenomena.
It is possible to be 100% certain using deduction.
rationalism uses induction.
Rationalism is not typically used in mathematics and logic.

Science allows us to
think our way through our personal beliefts to increase our chances of gettting at the truth.
be rigidly accurate in observations and merciless to fallacy in logic.
use critical thinking to justify our beliefs.
All of the above

A researcher conducting a study of the effects of water pollution finds that a chemcial leaking from an area business is adverserly affecting the water supply. This researcher also happens to serve on the Advisory Board of the area business, which helped fund the research. This example illustrates which of the following?
Conflict of Interest
Interference
Falsification
Fabrication
Scientism

Describes the dogmatic endorsement of scientific methodology and the reduction of all knowledge to only that which is measurable.
is often viewed as a scientific faith, and is taken to be the equivalent of a religious enterprise.
in general, attempts to control the beliefs, expectations, and actions of the community of scientists.
All of the above.
Belief, turth, and justification are the conditions for knowledge. However, some have argued that there must be something more to having knowledge. This is referred to as the
Problem of Underdetermination
Problem of Induction
Gettier Problem
Justification Problem