It is a widespread type of linguistic pseudoscience (another example being false etymology).

Drifts and galleries are the most widespread type of mining form in Kargaly.

More fundamentally, it labored to gather the knowledge of how widespread this type of life had become.

Another widespread type of airstair is used for forward doors.

The most widespread type of welfare are subsidies for heat and electricity.

Language learning is the most widespread type of education in virtual worlds.

Lady in White - the most widespread type of ghost seen in Brazil.

Cottongrass-tussock is the most widespread type of vegetation in the region.

This is the most widespread type of ion-specific electrode.

They highlight the division between the localised and widespread types of distribution pattern.