The U.S. welfare system would be an unlikely model for anyone designing a welfare system from scratch. The dozens of programs that make up the âsystemâ have different (sometimes competing) goals, inconsistent rules, and over-lapping groups of beneficiaries.
Definition of skepticism. 1  1 : an attitude of doubt or a disposition to incredulity either in general or toward a particular object. 2  2a : the doctrine that true knowledge or knowledge in a particular area is uncertainb : the method of suspended judgment, systematic doubt, or criticism characteristic of skeptics.
What is a pseudo-argument? Pseudo-arguments are arguments that lack one or both of the requirements of a rational argument. Here are a few reasons an argument might be labeled âpseudoâ : Fanatical believers/ fanatical skeptics- people who believe that their claims are true because they say so. A skeptic/fanatic is not looking for the truth.