A form of logically fallacious reasoning that involves
winning an argument by taking a contrarian position that is left just vague enough to where they win the argument regardless of which side comes out on
top.
Named after the famous
scene from the Seinfeld episode "The Bubble Boy."
There's a certain beat-you-at-your-own-gameiness to "The Card Says Moops" Maneuver. "
Safe spaces are bullshit, but if you get one I get one, too." "There'
s no such thing as systemic oppression, but if there were, I'd be oppressed." It's dismissing the rhetoric of social justice while also trying to use it against you. Claiming "the card says 'Moops'" does not so much mean "I believe the
people who invaded Spain in the 8th century were
literally called 'The Moops'," but rather "you can't prove I don't believe it." Not a statement of sincere belief; simply moving a piece across the board. All in the
game, yo.
-- Innuendo Studios, "The Alt-Right Playbook: The Card Says Moops"