"ersatz experts"

Portuguese translation: pseudoespecialista

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English term or phrase:	ersatz expert
Portuguese translation:	pseudoespecialista
Entered by:	Matheus Chaud

21:01 May 11, 2021

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Science - Government / Politics

English term or phrase: "ersatz experts"

Eu compreendi o significado dessa palavra do alemão adotada no inglês, mas tive dificuldades de pensar uma tradução que comunique o mesmo sentido.
"Especialistas desqualificados" seria uma boa tradução?

O texto em questão é de ciência política e fala sobre uma dificuldade da comunicação da ciência com os que tomam as decisões políticas, devido ao fato de que esses "especialistas" mais midiáticos darem opiniões de questões complexas que não dominam.

"There is nothing new about ersatz experts, or even outright charlatans, and they aren’t limited to questions of policy.
In every domain where decision-makers need the specialised knowledge of experts, those who don’t have the relevant knowledge – whether they realise it or not – will compete with actual experts for money and attention."

Felipe Meireles KudoZ activity Questions: 2 (none open) Answers: 0 Brazil
Local time: 16:04

pseudoespecialistas

Explanation:

Veja que, no seu texto, há um contraste entre "ersatz experts" e "actual experts". Em razão disso, sugiro traduzir como pseudoespecialistas:

https://www.google.com/search?q=pseudoespecialistas&oq=pseud...

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Matheus Chaud
Brazil
Local time: 16:04

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pseudoespecialistas

Matheus Chaud

falsos especialistas

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pseudoespecialistas

Matheus Chaud
Brazil
Local time: 16:04
Native speaker of:

Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 53

Notes to answerer

Asker: Muito obrigado, faz todo sentido.

2 hrs confidence:

falsos especialistas

Explanation:
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/pt/dictionary/english-thes...

"A quem você tem ouvido: falsos especialistas ou especialistas?"
Fonte: http://nutricaoacolhedora.com.br/a-quem-voce-tem-ouvido-fals...

"Cuidado com os 'falsos especialistas' que acham, mas, por falta de embasamento, não têm certeza"
Fonte: http://nutricaoacolhedora.com.br/a-quem-voce-tem-ouvido-fals...

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https://www.google.com/search?q="falsos especialistas"&hl=pt...

Felipe Tomasi
Brazil
Local time: 16:04
Native speaker of:

Portuguese
PRO pts in category: 12

Notes to answerer

Asker: muito obrigado!

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