what is pseudoscience and what are some examples of it compared to “actual science”

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Never really understood it and see it mentioned often

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Pseudoscience is the use of scientific sounding terms in such a way as to make some non-scientific process seem like it’s following the rigorous protocols of actual science. Homeopathy is a classic example of pseudoscience. The theory behind homeopathy is that by exposing the body to vanishingly small amounts of a toxic substance in a highly diluted solution, the body somehow becomes inoculated against the effects of the substance when received in larger amounts. But it’s nonsense. There’s no evidence and no studies to suggest that homeopathy works, yet it is immersed in scientific jargon as if actual studies have been done and found in its favor.