Pseudo-scholarship
Pseudo-scholarship (from pseudo- and scholarship) is a term used to describe work (e.g., publication, lecture) or a body of work that is presented as, but is not, the product of rigorous and objective study or research; the act of producing such work; or the pretended learning upon which it is based. Examples of pseudo-scholarship include:

Pseudoarchaeology
Pseudohistory
Pseudolinguistics
Pseudomathematics
Pseudophilosophy
Pseudoscience

See also

Chaos magic
Conspiracy theory
Counterknowledge
Crank (person)
Fallacy
Fringe science
Fringe theory
Ignoratio elenchi
Junk science
Predatory journal
Proto-science

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Pseudo-scholarship
Barriers to critical thinking