1 definition by Fifth Finger of Fate

When used on Reddit or other social media, a claim of false equivalence is not, as one might expect, pointing to a fallacy of inconsistency. Instead, the term is indignant shorthand indicating that the respondent is offended that someone had the audacity to make a comparison that illustrated how ridiculous, unreasonable, and/or stupid the thing they said really was.
Comparing Hitler to Stalin is a false equivalence.
by Fifth Finger of Fate March 22, 2018
Get the false equivalence mug.