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'''Pseudointellectual''' is a [[derogatory]] term used to describe someone engages in ''false'' [[intellectualism]] or is ''intellectually dishonest''. The term is often, though not always, used to describe someone who regularly critiques the work of professionals, while lacking in the requisite background knowledge and experience to have an informed opinion. (That is, an ''armchair quarterback''.)

Someone who comments on, or is knowledgeable of disciplines outside his or her own field of study is not a pseudointellectual, as long as he or she is [[intellectually honest]] and does not misrepresent his or her own background and understanding of the subject. For example, [[Polymath|polymaths]] are not pseudointellectuals.

(contracted; show full)==See also==
* [[Know-it-all]]
* [[Pseudoscience]]

==External links==
* [http://www.psectual.org/ The Pseudo-intellectual Web Journal]
* [http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=pseudointellectual&r=f Urban Dictionary: pseudointellectual]
[[Category: Pejoratives]]