How is scientific evidence different from common sense or intuition?

What will be an ideal response?


Ans: Scientific evidence is based on the analysis of systematically collected data. It is more objective than subjective.
Learning Objective: 1-1: Distinguish between science as a way of learning from other means like experience, common sense, tradition, and so forth.
Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: Summary of What Makes It Scientific
Difficulty Level: Medium

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