Is glorias approach to knowledge acquisition scientific in


Question 1. Gloria has a theory that people who are born between July 23rd and August 22nd (i.e., "Leos") are more likely to be outgoing than people who are born at other times of the year. In support of her theory, she notes that (i) most of the Leos she knows are outgoing, and (ii) she is very good at correctly guessing the astrological sign of Leos when she meets them.

a. Is Gloria's approach to knowledge acquisition scientific? In answering this question, consider each of the four canons of science and evaluate how Gloria's approach measures up on each of these dimensions.

b. Describe two ways that Gloria could make her astrological analysis more scientific. ?

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