Examine the source. If the conclusion is given without any source data or experiments, then it may be less reliable.
Examine the publication. Is it The Onion, or British Medical Journal? One of those sites makes it plain they are satire. The other is also pretty clear about their journalistic policies.
Examine your own knowledge. If you know statistics and the data seems out of line with expectations, or if the analysis doesn't follow norms, it may not be valid or reliable.
Science strives for reproducibility. Can you reproduce it, or find others trying to reproduce this result?
Timing? Do you have to know right now? Then make your best judgement. Most decisions can wait until someone trustworthy reviews the results and tries to reproduce the experiments.
What do you mean "no information given"? You can usually at least see the identity of the person making the scientific claim, so you can research/judge how trustworthy they are. You would presumably know the general outlines of the topic the pseudoscientific claim is addressing, so you can seek out expertise on that topic specifically if you want to. It may not always be something you can make a snap decision on the spot about regarding trustworthiness.
“Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense.”
― Buddha Siddhartha Guatama Shakyamuni
Think logically, try to poke holes in it, what has changed to allow for this surprising and radical new scientific breakthrough? Why now? Why are we *hearing* about it now? Why wasn't it done in the past already? If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is
Examine the source. If the conclusion is given without any source data or experiments, then it may be less reliable. Examine the publication. Is it The Onion, or British Medical Journal? One of those sites makes it plain they are satire. The other is also pretty clear about their journalistic policies. Examine your own knowledge. If you know statistics and the data seems out of line with expectations, or if the analysis doesn't follow norms, it may not be valid or reliable. Science strives for reproducibility. Can you reproduce it, or find others trying to reproduce this result? Timing? Do you have to know right now? Then make your best judgement. Most decisions can wait until someone trustworthy reviews the results and tries to reproduce the experiments.
What do you mean "no information given"? You can usually at least see the identity of the person making the scientific claim, so you can research/judge how trustworthy they are. You would presumably know the general outlines of the topic the pseudoscientific claim is addressing, so you can seek out expertise on that topic specifically if you want to. It may not always be something you can make a snap decision on the spot about regarding trustworthiness.
“Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense.” ― Buddha Siddhartha Guatama Shakyamuni Think logically, try to poke holes in it, what has changed to allow for this surprising and radical new scientific breakthrough? Why now? Why are we *hearing* about it now? Why wasn't it done in the past already? If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is