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A rigid, ritualized procedure that copies the steps of the scientific method (hypothesis, observation, conclusion) while corrupting its spirit. The "experiments" are designed to confirm, not test; data is cherry-picked; and contradictory results are explained away by ad hoc excuses. It's a cargo-cult version of research.
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