Questioning claims based on their scientific verifiability rather than accepting claims based on faith or anecdotes is called what?
- Correct Answer: scientific skepticism
- scientific fact
- scientific extreme
- scientific mimicry
Explanation: Scientific skepticism questions claims based on their scientific verifiability rather than accepting claims based on faith or anecdotes. Scientific skepticism uses critical thinking to analyze such claims and opposes claims which lack scientific evidence.
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