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A logical fallacy and [rhetorical] strategy where an opponent's position is dismissed as "pseudoscience" based on political, [ideological], lobbyist, or economic criteria that have superseded purely [scientific] evaluation. The term is a blend of "pseudoscience" and "Bulverism" (the fallacy of assuming an opponent is wrong and then explaining their error). Instead of engaging with the argument's substance, the Pseuverist attacks the motive, framing any dissenting or counter-hegemonic view as inherently unscientific and unworthy of discussion. It's a potent silencing tactic used to protect dominant paradigms by weaponizing the authority of "Science" as a social institution against critiques of the system itself.
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