Complete the following sentences using words from the above right column

1. His evidence was all just ……………………..

2. It is the great ……………………. about the web-enabled future: that the internet will, by its nature, set us free.

3. With the help of their sophisticated equipment, they have gathered the reliable technical data that makes ……………………… a less easy to dismiss.

4. he may not yet be a household name, but her work provides a rare and compelling ………………………. into the lives of children and young people growing up in 21st-century Britain.

5. Saddam Hussein was confronted with video evidence of his ……………. as part of CIA efforts to get him to talk. Atrocities

6. One of the great strengths of science is that it is comfortable with being wrong. When a researcher proposes a ……………………. that fails to be confirmed by the data, there may be disappointment but there is no dishonour – so long, that is, as he or she accepts the evidence and moves on.

Define five factors why pseudoscience may cause problems for the society.

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19 Summing up - Make a direct comparison: Science vs. Pseudoscience.

Model: SCIENCE: Is in constant search for new facts, proof, evidence. It results in new editions and opportunities for new discoveries. ………………………………………………… ………………………………………………… ………………………………………………… …………………………………………………

PSEUDOSCIENCE: displays a remarkable and characteristic indifference to fact. Pseudoscientists never revise their books. ……………………………………………… ……………………………………………… ……………………………………………… ………………………………………………