scientific scrutiny
Rigorous method-based review
Scientific scrutiny is the rigorous examination of claims, methods, or findings according to scientific standards—testing hypotheses, checking data, replicating experiments, and evaluating whether conclusions follow from evidence.
Research must withstand scientific scrutiny before gaining acceptance: The study collapsed under scientific scrutiny when other labs couldn't reproduce the results.
- empirical observationFacts gathered through senses
- objectivityFreedom from personal bias
- under the microscopeBeing closely examined
- reproducibilityAbility to repeat findings
- blind studyTrial concealing group assignments
clinical trials · control group · falsifiability · null hypothesis · hypothesis testing · burden of proof · informed consent · forensic analysis · data integrity · hard evidence · causality · transparency · accountability · peer review · deductive reasoning · evidence-based reasoning · experimental design · technological innovation
scientific scrutinycasual observation
Unstudied comment or notice
anecdotal evidence · gut feeling · intuition · guesswork · hearsay
scientific scrutinyblind faith
Trust without requiring proof
dogma · superstition · pseudoscience · magical thinking · religious dogma
scientific scrutinyglossing over
Superficially covering faults
willful ignorance · rubber-stamping · quick look · once-over · skim
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