It’s been described as “basically a horoscope,” and I can see how the types are general and lean into confirmation bias, but why is it considered pseudoscientific specifically? Doesn’t it just describe personality traits people have? I’ve been seeing it as a shorthand way of describing general personality/worldview but I’m guessing that’s not the issue people have with it.
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The test relies on the Barnum effect, or the Forer effect https://youtu.be/xV_FxLntxVU the results are somewhat vague and people tend to pick what they like out of the results. The tests themselves have never been scientifically proven and due to the Barnum effect it would probably be impossible to prove.
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