Which is to say the irony is the term "science-based" is something meant for the layman. To be scientific, you either present the data directly or "cite the art

Which is to say the irony is the term "science-based" is something meant for the layman. To be scientific, you either present the data directly or "cite the article" on which you base your claims. The standards applied to the data and the citation is extremely high and uniform. That's the whole reason why it succeeds as ... science.