Weighing in on this debate: 1) Tackling pseudoscience properly (not in a drive-by fashion) can teach critical thinking skills and basic scientific concepts to a public that desperately needs it.
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Examples include acupuncture (of course), any number of supplements and other treatments, and, yes, even homeopathy.
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In addition, I occasionally chime across a treatment for which Google searches bring up nothing but marketing material, laudatory articles, and seemingly positive studies, with nary a hint of a skeptical take.
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