Pathological Skepticism
Pathological Skepticism or Pseudoskepticism is a class of
pseudoscience
masquerading as proper
Skepticism
. A person who claims to support
Reason
and the
scientific worldview
, but frequently uses
logical fallacies
, attempts to
silence opponents
, and employs various strategies of
persuasion
is a Skeptic in name only: a pseudo-skeptic. The terms
Pathological skepticism
and
Pseudoskepticism
were coined in the early 1990s by opponents of
skeptic groups
who apply the label of "
Pathological Science
" to fields which their advocates consider may better be described as
protoscience
.
See also
Scientism
External links
On Pseudoskepticism, M. Truzzi
Zen and the Art of Debunkery
CSICOP: Abuses of Skepticism
CSICOP: Preposterism
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Myths of Skepticism
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