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Discovery Seminar - The Biology of Pets - Bayona Vasquez - Fall 2023

This guide is for students enrolled in the Biology of Pets Discovery Seminar.

Infographic showing 12 elements of faulty scientific claims: Sensationalized headlines, Misinterpreted results, Conflicts of interest, Correlation & causation, Unsupported conclusions, Problems with sample size, Unrepresentative samples used, No control group used, No blind testing used, Selective reporting of data, Unreplicable results, Non-peer reviewed material. Shared under Creative Commons by Compound Interest 2015