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'''Intellectual dishonesty''' is the advocacy of a position which the advocate knows to be false. ] is used to advance an ] or to reinforce one's deeply held ] in the face of overwhelming contrary ] ]. It is not always clear if intellectual dishonesty is intentional or if it is due to unconscious self-deception. | ||
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Intellectual dishonesty is the advocacy of a position which the advocate knows to be false. Rhetoric is used to advance an agenda or to reinforce one's deeply held beliefs in the face of overwhelming contrary valid evidence. It is not always clear if intellectual dishonesty is intentional or if it is due to unconscious self-deception.
See also
- In specific fields:
- Plagiarism
- Honesty
- Ethics
- Epistemic virtue
- Scientific skepticism
- Scientism
- Rigour
- anti-intellectualism
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