For Popper, Science Can Be Distinguished from Pseudo-Science

question 46

Multiple Choice

For Popper, science can be distinguished from pseudo-science:

• A) only by recognized practitioners of science.
• B) because the former is falsifiable.
• C) because the latter has been proven false.
• D) because all swans are white.
• E) because the former fails to make predictions.

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