Tell-Tale Signs of Pseudoskepticism (Bogus Skepticism)

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Pseudoskepticism, which typically is portraying someone's work as despicable with scientifically unsound polemics, is a modern day threat to the traditional standard of discussion in science and popular science. This essay gives seven tell-tale signs by which pseudoskepticism can be recognized.

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Marcoen J. T. F. Cabbolet
Vrije Universiteit Brussel

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