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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A lot of people in here not answering your question lol.
Something is pseudoscience when the work put in is to prove something right.
This is directly opposed to the scientific method which fundamentally attempts to disprove claims and after going through the wringer, you accept that it’s true.
Horoscopes are actually a good example. It’s not hard to convince yourself there’s something to them if all you do is look for proof there is. But the moment you start trying to use similar process to disprove it you see pretty quick.
Simply put, it hasn’t undergone the rigorous process of the scientific method and so isn’t science.
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