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John Stauber and Sheldon Rampton of PR Watch argue that the term " junk science " has come to be used to deride scientific findings that stand in the way of short-term corporate profits.

In their book Trust Us, We're Experts ( 2001 ), they write that industries have launched multi-million-dollar campaigns to position certain theories as " junk science " in the popular mind, often failing to employ the scientific method themselves.

For example, the tobacco industry has used the term " junk science " to describe research demonstrating the harmful effects of smoking and second-hand smoke, through the vehicle of various " astroturf groups ".