He should have said pseudo-skeptic

After reading this type of perspective, students may avoid becoming pseudo-skeptics.



Maybe Michael Prescott is referring to 'pseudo-skeptics' as he seems to value true skepticism.

Quote:

...That’s the theory. In practice, things are different. Far from being a state of habitual open-mindedness, today’s skepticism is characterized by resistance to any new ideas or new evidence, and unwillingness to critically examine its own biases. These tendencies, in turn, rest on a very definite agenda, promoted by a clear and comprehensive worldview, a philosophy of life. This philosophy is rationalism....

http://www.skepticalaboutskeptics.or...not-a-skeptic/

via International Skeptics Forum http://ift.tt/1Bgri3Y