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|Description=It has been postulated by Sarwar and Fraser [[CiteRef::Sarwar and Fraser (2018)]] that, in addition to the already accepted epistemic stances which that an epistemic agent may take towards a theory (i.e. acceptance, use, and pursuit), that an additional epistemic stance, ''scientificity, '' can also be taken as a stance towards theories. In particular, if a theory satisfies the demarcation criteria employed by a particular agent, then that agent considers the theory to be scientific. If a theory does not satisfy the demarcation criteria of a particular agent, that agent takes the theory to be unscientific. If assessment is inconclusive, the theory may be taken to be scientific, unscientific, or there may be an additional possible outcome, as of yet not understood. Sarwar and Fraser demonstrate that communities may consider theories to be scientific or unscientific irrespective of whether or not those theories are accepted, unaccepted, used, unused, pursued, or unpursued. As such, they conclude that it is a distinct epistemic stance.