Assessing extraordinary claims

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It is often, and correctly, said that Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence. This article will serve as a portal for assessing extraordinary claims via assessing pseudoscience, identifying logical fallacies, etc.

[edit] Assessing pseudoscience

[edit] Questions to ask

  • Does the author attempt to make any falsifiable predictions using his or her theory?
  • Does the author make claims of a cover-up by government(s) and/or other scientists?

[edit] The role of logical fallacies

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