Editing Popular science (section)

==Criticism==
The purpose of scientific literature is to inform and persuade peers regarding the validity of observations and conclusions and the [[forensic]] efficacy of methods. Popular science attempts to inform and convince scientific outsiders (sometimes along with scientists in other fields) of the significance of data and conclusions and to celebrate the results. Statements in the scientific literature are often qualified and tentative, emphasizing that new observations and results are consistent with and similar to established knowledge wherein qualified scientists are assumed to recognize the relevance. By contrast, popular science often emphasizes uniqueness and generality and may have a tone of factual authority absent from the scientific literature. Comparisons between original scientific reports, derivative science journalism, and popular science typically reveals at least some level of distortion and [[oversimplification]].<ref>{{cite journal |first=Jeanne |last=Fahnestock |title=Accommodating Science: The Rhetorical Life of Scientific Facts |doi=10.1177/0741088386003003001 |journal=Written Communication |volume=3 |issue=3 |pages=275–296 |s2cid=146786632 }}</ref>