"When pressed, ideological appropriators of science will rarely relinquish a cherished idea no matter how many times it has been convincingly debunked. They seek to adopt the veneer of science, but not the critical rigor that should accompany it."
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Chapter 2, âPolitical Science 101â (pp. 15-16)
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