Yet, given recent experience, it was hard to avoid some scepticism.
If this book is to function as a guide to essential purchases, each reader will need to ponder each entry with a dash of scepticism to avoid being disappointed.
In an attempt to kill them off, the Office of Fair Trading is running an awareness campaign this month, encouraging greater scepticism among consumers with tips on how to spot and avoid such schemes.
In the absence of a clear explanatory model for CFS/ME and available treatment options, GPs avoid making the diagnosis feeling they have nothing to offer patients [ 5] and there is still some scepticism about the existence of the condition.
Some security analysts reacted with scepticism suggesting that President George Bush and his officials were simply trying to cover themselves in case there is an attack, seeking to avoid a repeat of accusations that they failed to act on intelligence reports ahead of September 11th 2001.
Some psychological questionnaires may evoke scepticism among athletes, staff and coaches [ 39], and there may be variations due to translation [ 40], need to minimize time commitment [ 40, 41], sport context, and participants' understanding for the need to avoid response distortion (either faking good or bad) [ 42].
Residential child and youth care is a radical intervention that in many countries is perceived as a 'last resort' solution that should be avoided if at all possible — not least because of scepticism about its effectiveness.
But at the same time when offered with either Foresight or specifically scenario consulting service, they react with scepticism, and the only pro-Foresight arguments that are not automatically rejected are those of real evidence of effectiveness of futures work, such as examples of accurate predictions, decisions made based on these, profits made or losses avoided.
Scepticism about "Abenomics" remains.
Peoria embodies such scepticism.
