🧠 Intellectually Dishonest

Intellectually dishonest refers to:

The act of presenting information, arguments, or conclusions in a way that deliberately misleads, distorts evidence, or omits critical context—usually to support a preconceived belief, agenda, or desired outcome.

• Selective use of data while ignoring contradictory evidence
• Misrepresentation of study limitations or statistical findings
• Overstating conclusions not supported by the study design
• Concealing conflicts of interest
• Presenting opinions or hypotheses as proven facts
• Framing exploratory or weak data as practice-changing

Calling a study or statement “intellectually dishonest” implies:

• A knowing misuse of scientific language or structure
• An attempt to deceive readers, peers, or policy-makers
• A breach of academic or ethical integrity

“Framing a retrospective study with 79 patients as proof of clinical superiority is intellectually dishonest and misleads the reader about the true level of evidence.”

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