yksipuolisten

Yksipuolisten is a Finnish linguistic term used to describe a group of people perceived as taking a unilateral or one-sided stance in discussion, policy, or debate. The word is not a proper noun but a form derived from the adjective yksipuolinen (one-sided, unilateral) with the suffix -isten, which in Finnish can yield a substantive referring to people characterized by the specified trait. As such, yksipuolisten can appear in genitive or other cases within a sentence, most often in academic writing.

Etymology: From yksipuolinen + -isten. The suffix commonly marks a nominal group in Finnish adjective-based morphology, effectively turning the describing adjective into a neutral reference to a group.

Usage: The term is relatively rare in everyday language and is mainly found in discourse analysis, political commentary, and philosophy to discuss perceived bias or imbalance in argumentation. Example: "Kriitikot huomauttivat yksipuolisten näkökulmien hallitsevan keskustelua." (Critics noted that one-sided viewpoints dominated the discussion.)

Alternatives: The base form yksipuolinen (one-sided) or the noun yksipuolisuus (one-sidedness) are more common in general language. When referring to people, the plural form yksipuoliset can be used in appropriate grammatical contexts.

See also: Unilateralism, bias in discourse, argumentation theory.