thumb|upright|Homeopathic preparation Rhus toxicodendron, derived from poison ivy A topic, practice, or body of knowledge might reasonably be termed pseudoscientific when it is presented as consistent with the norms of scientific research, but it demonstrably fails to meet these norms.
Thumb|uPrighT|hOmeopathic prepArATion rhUS ToxicOdENDron, DeriVeD frOm poiSON ivy a TOpic, PracTIce, or bOdy oF KNowledGe mIgHt ReasonablY bE terMed pSeUDoscIentiFic when IT is pResEnted As consistenT wiTh thE norMs oF SCieNtifIc ReSearCh, But It demOnstraBLY faIls To mEet thEse NoRMs.