Features of Pseudoscience
1) Working Backward from Conclusions
2) Hostility Toward Scientific Criticism, Claims of Persecution
3) Making a Virtue out of Ignorance
4) Reliance upon Weak Forms of Evidence While Dismissing More Rigorous Evidence
5) Cherry-Picking Data
6) Fundamental Principles Are Often Based upon a Single Case
7) Failure to Engage with the Scientific Community
8) Claims Often Promise Easy and Simplistic Solutions to Complex Problems or Questions
9) Utilizing Scientific-Sounding but Ultimately Meaningless Language
10) Lack of Humility—Making Bold Claims on Flimsy Evidence
11) Claiming to Be Years or Decades Ahead of the Curve
12) Attempts to Shift the Burden of Proof Away from Themselves
13) Rendering Claims Non-Falsifiable
14) Violating Occam’s Razor and Failing to Fairly Consider All Competing Hypotheses
15) Failure to Challenge Core Assumptions
