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Sciolism is what happens when someone knows just enough to sound informed, but not enough to go deep. It's the intellectual equivalent of reading the plot synopsis and then jumping into a lively book discussion like you read the whole thing. If someone speaks with confidence but the knowledge behind it is thin, that's sciolism in action.
Example: The critic's sciolism was revealed when he confused the basic facts of the historical event.
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