Citations:manufactroversy

Noun: "the deliberate presentation of a largely uncontroversial matter as subject to substantive dispute in order to further a particular ideological or political agenda"

 * 2008 — Sue Strandberg, "Keep religion and science at arm's length", The Sheboygan Press, 7 May 2008:
 * But there is no genuine scientific dispute over evolution itself. That is simply wrong. For the real facts on this "manufactroversy," see the National Center for Science Education's response at www.expelledexposed.com/.
 * 2008 — Steve Huff, "'Sound science' is damaging", The Roanoke Times, 19 May 2008:
 * Call it doubt-mongering, denialism, or my favorite, manufactroversy; by any name it is effective.
 * 2008 — Leah Ceccarelli, "Defenders of science shouldn't let the sophists carry the day", The Seattle Times, 17 June 2008:
 * My own research seeks to reveal what makes today's manufactroversies work.
 * 2009 — Orrin H. Pilkey & Rob Young, The Rising Sea, Shearwater Books (2009), ISBN 9781597261913, page 94:
 * In Shaping Science with Rhetoric, Leah Ceccarelli calls the debate "manufactroversy," short for manufactured controversy.
 * 2009 — Harriet Hall, "Vaccines & Autism: A Deadly Manufactroversy", Skeptic, 3 June 2009:
 * There is, however, a manufactroversy — a manufactured controversy — created by junk science, dishonest researchers, professional misconduct, outright fraud, lies, misrepresentations, irresponsible reporting, unfortunate media publicity, poor judgment, celebrities who think they are wiser than the whole of medical science, and a few maverick doctors who ought to know better.