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Describe How Pseudoscience Is Related to Common Errors in Reasoning

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Describe how pseudoscience is related to common errors in reasoning: First choose two errors of reasoning you will discuss and then define them. Then, define pseudoscience. Last, describe how pseudoscience is related to those two errors in reasoning.


Definitions:

Merton's Strain Theory

A sociological theory that explains deviance and crime as a result of the disconnection between societal goals and the means available to achieve them.

White-Collar Crime

White-collar crime involves non-violent, financially motivated offenses committed by business and government professionals, typically involving fraud, embezzlement, or corruption.

Street Crimes

Include arson, break and enter, assault, and other illegal acts disproportionately committed by people from lower classes.

Deviance

Describes actions or behaviors that violate societal norms and are usually subject to negative sanction.

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