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Scientists unknowing drift academic dishonesty by incorrectly assuming that a small sample represents the whole (see [[statistical sampling]]). The pressures of the "[[publish or perish]]" mindset may drive some scientists to such deliberate acts as:

Scientists unknowing drift academic dishonesty by incorrectly assuming that a small sample represents the whole (see [[statistical sampling]]). The pressures of the "[[publish or perish]]" mindset may drive some scientists to such deliberate acts as:

* faking research to support a theory (see "[[fudging]]")

* faking research to support a theory (see "[[fudging]]") (see [[Michael A. Bellesiles]], a [[professor]] at [[Emory University]] who faked gun ownership data in early America to support [[gun control]])

* discarding data which contradict a theory

* discarding data which contradict a theory

* [[character assassination]] of scientists who advance competing theories

* [[character assassination]] of scientists who advance competing theories

==See Also==

==See Also==

[[Evolution syndrome]]

* [[Evolution syndrome]]

 

* [[Professor values]]

[[category:Education]]

[[category:Education]]

[[Category:Liberal Traits]]

[[Category:Liberal Traits]]