A graduate student did not base her evidence on the principles of the scientific method and as such engaged in ______.

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Pseudoscience refers to practices, beliefs, or methodologies that claim or appear to be scientific but do not adhere to the scientific method, lack empirical support, or both. Not basing evidence on the principles of the scientific method is characteristic of pseudoscience.

A Graduate Student Did Not Base Her Evidence on the Principles