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xkcd #2977: Three Kinds of Research (xkcd.com)
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The secret fourth kind is 'we applied a standard theory to their map of every tree and got some suspicious results.'

https://explainxkcd.com/2977/

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[–] [email protected] 61 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

Then there’s also the flat-earther style: “We applied a flawed model and flawed methodology to standard circumstances and got the results we wanted!”

I guess we need a new comic to address all the different kinds of pseudo-science.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 3 weeks ago

That's easy! We call that Garbage In Garbage Out!