bothsidesism
UK/bəʊθˈsaɪd.zɪ.zəm/US/boʊθˈsaɪd.zɪ.zəm/
bothsidesism noun: a tendency to treat all policy debates as if the opposing sides present equally strong arguments, or are equally valid or equally dangerous.
Noun
bothsidesism (usually uncountable, plural bothsidesisms)
- A tendency to treat all policy debates as if the opposing sides present equally strong arguments, or are equally valid or equally dangerous.
- Near-synonym: view from nowhere
- And the reason is that too much of the news media still can't break with bothsidesism — the almost pathological determination to portray politicians and their programs as being equally good or equally bad, no matter how ludicrous that pretense becomes.2016 July 18, Paul Krugman, “Both Sides Now?”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 22 Dec 2020
- Synonyms:
- false balance, view from nowhere
Synonyms of bothsidesism
Forms of bothsidesism
| plural | bothsidesisms |
|---|---|
| alternative form | both-sidesism |
| alternative form | both sidesism |
Origin of bothsidesism
From both sides + -ism.
Questions about bothsidesism
- What does bothsidesism mean?
- Bothsidesism means a tendency to treat all policy debates as if the opposing sides present equally strong arguments, or are equally valid or equally dangerous.
- What part of speech is bothsidesism?
- Bothsidesism is a noun.
- How do you pronounce bothsidesism?
- Bothsidesism is pronounced /bəʊθˈsaɪd.zɪ.zəm/ (UK).
- What is the plural of bothsidesism?
- The plural of bothsidesism is bothsidesisms.
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