# Intellectual honesty | | **Intellectual honesty** is an applied method of problem solving characterised by an unbiased, honest attitude, which can be demonstrated in a number of different ways:One's personal beliefs or politics do not interfere with the pursuit of truth; Relevant facts and information are not purposefully omitted, even when such things may contradict one's hypothesis; Facts are presented in an unbiased manner and not twisted to give misleading impressions or to support one view over another; References, or earlier work, are acknowledged where possible, and plagiarism is avoided. | |-|-| | | wikipedia:: [Intellectual honesty](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intellectual_honesty) | ## [[Open-mindedness]]