NOUN | cognition | pseudoscience | an activity resembling science but based on fallacious assumptions / assumptions |
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Sounds | suw.dowsay'ahns | |
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Rhymes | abeyance ... virulence: 273 rhymes with ahns... |
Meaning | An activity resembling science but based on fallacious assumptions / assumptions. | |
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Narrower | alchemy | A pseudoscientific forerunner of chemistry in medieval times |
astrology, star divination | A pseudoscience claiming divination by the positions of the planets and sun and moon | |
Broader | fallacy, false belief | A misconception resulting from incorrect reasoning |
Spanish | pseudociencia | |
Catalan | pseudociencia, pseudociència |
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