Definitions by AbnormalJay
pet example
One singular instance of something that people use in an attempt at an open-and-shut case (similar to anecdotal fallacy).
A: Jeanne Calment, the oldest person to ever live, smoked cigarettes regularly; therefore, smoking isn't bad for you.
B: Well shit, your pet example totally debunks the fact that 480,000 people die from smoking every year in the U.S. alone.
B: Well shit, your pet example totally debunks the fact that 480,000 people die from smoking every year in the U.S. alone.
pet example by AbnormalJay August 24, 2020
Emergency Meal
The meal you get at a restaurant you've never been to and you are unfamiliar with all of the menu items.
Waiter: "What can I get you?" Me: "Umm, chicken strips and fries." Waiter: "That's kind of a basic choice." Me: "Sorry, it's my emergency meal."
Emergency Meal by AbnormalJay November 23, 2016