bothsidesism

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bothsidesism

/bəʊθˈsaɪd.zɪ.zəm/ UK
/boʊθˈsaɪd.zɪ.zəm/ US

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From both sides + -ism.

noun bothsidesisms · both-sidesism · both sidesism

uncountable, usually A tendency to treat all policy debates as if the opposing sides present equally strong arguments, or are equally valid or equally dangerous. Near-synonym: view from nowhere
Similar: false balance, view from nowhere

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@misc{bothsidesism_2026,
  title = {bothsidesism},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bothsidesism},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}