RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -skepticism, also spelled scepticism, in Western philosophy, the attitude of doubting knowledge claims set forth in various areas. Skeptics have challenged the adequacy or reliability of these claims by asking what principles they are based upon or what they actually establish.

Detailed explanation-2: -Skepticism, also spelled scepticism, is a questioning attitude or doubt toward knowledge claims that are seen as mere belief or dogma. For example, if a person is skeptical about claims made by their government about an ongoing war then the person doubts that these claims are accurate.

Detailed explanation-3: -: an attitude of doubt or a disposition to incredulity either in general or toward a particular object. : the doctrine that true knowledge or knowledge in a particular area is uncertain. : the method of suspended judgment, systematic doubt, or criticism characteristic of skeptics.

Detailed explanation-4: -Skepticism is an attitude of doubt toward ideas.

Detailed explanation-5: -doubtful about a particular thing: My teacher thinks I can get a scholarship, but I’m skeptical. showing doubt: a skeptical smile. denying or questioning the tenets of a religion: a skeptical approach to the nature of miracles.