I don't think you understand language as much as you think you do. There are nuances terms acquire through usage that make them make more salient points than ge

I don't think you understand language as much as you think you do. There are nuances terms acquire through usage that make them make more salient points than general terms such as "pseudoscience." For example the term "wives-tales" isn't just about gender. It brings forth to mind ideas that are incorrect and passed down through generations as correct knowledge. The full phrase is generally used as "old wives tale" The reason I used "bro-science" instead of a term like "pseudoscience" (or the other alternatives you mentioned) is because it came to mind first as it fits the nuance I'm going for. Which that nuance is not "Gentlemen who do body building." (As if only "gentlemen" do body building, ironically half of the body-builders I know are women). The nuance, if you're familiar with the term, is that it brings to mind something like "regular people who share opinions as if they're facts when they're actually opinions" (and they might be facts, but it's unknown). Or additionally it also brings in another nuanced meaning which is "an opinion that is shared by someone who expresses it strongly and reacts negatively if you question it" Your alternatives may share some of this, but not in the same way. If you want to invent a new-term and get it into the lexicon I'd be happy to use it.