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Let’s start with the textbook definition:

Agnotology is:#

the process of intentionally creating or encouraging doubt or ignorance (= lack of knowledge), for example by spreading false information, in order to influence opinion, sell a product, or gain an advantage, or the study of this process:

The tactics used by the tobacco industry to obscure the facts of the health effects of smoking are a perfect example of agnotology.

Agnotology, or the study of ignorance, can be seen as a field of philosophy.

There are a few links to the Cambridge Dictionary, in case you need more info.

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