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pseudoskeptics

pseudoskeptics is the plural of pseudoskeptic.

Meaning of pseudoskeptic

Noun

pseudoskeptic (plural pseudoskeptics)

  1. (derogatory) A skeptic who claims to be approaching the disputed issue in a neutral manner but who is actually prejudiced against it.
    • 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.2009, Charles T. Tart, The End of Materialism, page 67

Questions about pseudoskeptics

What is pseudoskeptics the plural of?
Pseudoskeptics is the plural of pseudoskeptic.

Words near pseudoskeptics in the dictionary

  1. pseudosite
  2. pseudosites
  3. pseudoskeptic
  4. pseudoskeptical
  5. pseudoskepticism
  6. pseudoskeptics
  7. pseudoskill
  8. pseudoskills
  9. pseudoslave
  10. pseudoslavery
  11. pseudoslaves

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