Draft:Woo (psuedoscience)

Woo (also called woo-woo) is a term used to describe ideas based on little or unreliable evidence or scientific basis, often appealing to supernatural phenomena. Often, woo relies on Appeal to Authority.

Examples

 * "Alkaline water has been shown to increase happiness" (even though there is no empirical evidence for this claim), is woo.

Tactics
Woo may use:


 * Appeal to Authority. A usage of this includes quoting out of context, espescially if said person being quoted is someone of authority.
 * The lack of empirical evidence, and any evidence uses testimony instead. (ex; the sight of spirits)
 * Misusage of scientific jargon.
 * As such woo is being rejected, one may conclude it is correct. Note that this applies not only to woo.