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Recent Examples of unscientific
The Baltimore Sun reader poll is an unscientific survey in which website users volunteer their opinions on the subject of the poll.
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Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 13 Jan. 2025
From my totally unscientific subjective perspective, the attention has generally been quite negative.
—James Morris, Forbes, 23 Nov. 2024
In a poll — admittedly unscientific — conducted on X during the three hours leading towards kick-off, the abnormal, uncomfortable and unfamiliar position Newcastle fans found themselves in was evident.
—Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
Speaking about Creel’s death on Instagram in October, Levi floated an unscientific theory tied to COVID vaccinations.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 7 Dec. 2024
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Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 13 Jan. 2025
From my totally unscientific subjective perspective, the attention has generally been quite negative.
—James Morris, Forbes, 23 Nov. 2024
In a poll — admittedly unscientific — conducted on X during the three hours leading towards kick-off, the abnormal, uncomfortable and unfamiliar position Newcastle fans found themselves in was evident.
—Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
Speaking about Creel’s death on Instagram in October, Levi floated an unscientific theory tied to COVID vaccinations.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 7 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unscientific
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In arguments that frequently ridiculed the government’s case as weak and illogical, Cotter emphasized that there is a hard line between lobbying and bribery.—
Ray Long,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Jan. 2025
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Second, this rationale for regulation proved to be illogical and fatuous as conceded by U.S. Courts and the Federal Communications Commission in the decades since.—
Carine Harb,
Newsweek,
9 Jan. 2025
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These absurd names and acronyms speak to both the cult-y side of the Eagans and to the ways that corporations keep trying to reinvent things, words included, that worked just fine as is.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
7 Feb. 2025
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This gorgeous film’s premise is a simple, humanist, and not particularly dramatic one, of the type that the Italian neorealists treasured, but it’s been given an absurd, comic-romantic spin.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
7 Feb. 2025
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Instead, try to ground yourself in the present and challenge irrational fears with evidence and logic.—
Amy Blankson,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
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After all, mathematicians have long known that most numbers are irrational.—
Erica Klarreich,
Quanta Magazine,
8 Jan. 2025
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So although these actions may seem fatuous on the surface, the next four years will be about looking for the undercurrents.—
Anita Chabria,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Jan. 2025
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Second, this rationale for regulation proved to be illogical and fatuous as conceded by U.S. Courts and the Federal Communications Commission in the decades since.—
Carine Harb,
Newsweek,
9 Jan. 2025
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Before Perry’s preposterous prayer, the Stags were just 8-14 overall, 4-7 in Metro Atlantic play.—
Jim Root,
The Athletic,
7 Feb. 2025
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But the question was more logical than preposterous.—
Vahe Gregorian,
Kansas City Star,
7 Feb. 2025
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The premise itself is both deeply stupid and incredibly clever (the sweet spot, really).—
Erin Strecker,
IndieWire,
13 Feb. 2025
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Some of the replies were the usual stupid snark on social media from people who thrive on being negative.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
13 Feb. 2025
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In response to Kelley calling the union demands unreasonable, Lacey said the president's comments were insulting.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr.,
USA TODAY,
6 Feb. 2025
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The share of frisks and fuller searches complying with the ruling — and the Constitution’s Fourth Amendment guarantee against unreasonable searches and seizures — were lower than the stop numbers.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
5 Feb. 2025
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Read Article > Feb 3 Eric Levitz Donald Trump has incoherent and unhinged beliefs about trade policy.—
Vox Staff,
Vox,
7 Feb. 2025
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The worst, like the tonally incoherent Apple Cider Vinegar, reflect this queasiness without saying much of value about it.—
Judy Berman,
TIME,
6 Feb. 2025
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“Unscientific.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unscientific. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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