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Revision as of 00:05, 16 June 2006 by Son of Somebody (talk | contribs) (rhetoric, obfuscation)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Intellectual dishonesty is the advocacy of a position known to be false. Rhetoric is misused to advance an agenda or to reinforce one's deeply held beliefs in the face of overwhelming contrary evidence.
The terms intellectually dishonest and intellectual dishonesty are often used as rhetorical devices in a debate; the label invariably frames an opponent in a negative light. It is an obfuscatory way to say "you're lying".
See also
- In specific fields:
- Plagiarism
- Honesty
- Ethics
- Epistemic virtue
- Scientific skepticism
- Scientism
- Rigour
- Anti-intellectualism
- Self-deception
- Truthiness
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