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The act of labeling a belief, practice, or field as “pseudoscience” without substantive engagement, often as a rhetorical weapon to dismiss rather than to clarify. The imputer relies on the negative social charge of the term, bypassing any actual analysis of methodology, evidence, or reasoning. Pseudoscience imputation is common in online debates where one side seeks to delegitimize the other by association with flat-earth theory, astrology, or creationism—regardless of whether the target actually shares those features. It functions as a conversation-stopper, not a critical evaluation.
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