State a hypothesis 2. Design a study to test it, using appropriate controls 3. Do the study 4. Analyze the results 5. This method has never been used by the practitioners of any system of quackery.
Quacks are easy to recognize.
Quackery invests its efforts in propaganda directed at the public rather than in controlled research directed toward other professionals. This is true of all types of quackery, from mouthwash to Laetrile. The technique of quackery is usually the same regardless of the system. Present false health claims confusingly. Present bogus models of health, mankind, and even the universe.