Pseudoskeptic
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A skeptic who claims to be approaching the disputed issue in a neutral manner but who is actually prejudiced against it. derogatory
"This is what I mean by saying that the pseudoskeptics aren't actually skeptics in a genuine sense; they're believers in some other system, out to attack and debunk what they don't believe in while trying to appear open minded and scientific, even though they're not."
Example
More examples"This is what I mean by saying that the pseudoskeptics aren't actually skeptics in a genuine sense; they're believers in some other system, out to attack and debunk what they don't believe in while trying to appear open minded and scientific, even though they're not."
Etymology
From pseudo- + skeptic.
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