It's just another one-off case

A pervasive Brazilian rhetorical dismissal used to defang any example that threatens a cherished narrative, especially by those in power. When presented with a damning instance of corruption, police brutality, or systemic failure, this phrase magically transforms it from evidence of a pattern into a meaningless statistical anomaly. It's the ultimate tool for normalization, draining collective outrage by insisting each horrific event is a unique, freak accident with no connection to any other—ensuring the structure that produced it never has to be examined.

Example: A video surfaces showing a military police officer executing an unarmed Black teenager in a favela. The government spokesperson appears on TV: "This is a tragedy, but it's just another one-off case. We cannot generalize the honorable work of our police force based on one bad actor." The phrase turns a symptom of endemic violence into a conversational dead end.

by Abzugal Nammugal Enkigal February 4, 2026

Hasty Generalization is the new 'It's just another one-off case'

A meta-critique pointing out that the logical fallacy label "Hasty Generalization" is now being deployed with the same cynical, dismissive purpose as the classic Brazilian "isolated case" slogan. It's no longer a sincere call for statistical rigor, but a reflexively invoked shutdown phrase used to discard any emerging pattern that makes authority uncomfortable. The accuser weaponizes a term from Critical Thinking 101 to avoid thinking critically about accumulating evidence.

Hasty Generalization is the new 'It's just another one-off case' Example: A journalist threads together ten instances of a senator trading stocks after confidential briefings. The senator's defender replies, "You're connecting a few random trades over years. Hasty Generalization is the new 'It's just another one-off case.'" Here, the fallacy name is used not to debate the data, but to mimic intellectual superiority while performing the same old dismissal.

by Abzugal Nammugal Enkigal February 4, 2026

Hasty Generalization is the new One-off case

A streamlined version of the same concept, highlighting the direct substitution in rhetorical strategy. As the old phrase loses credibility from overuse, the pseudo-sophisticated fallacy label becomes the fresh vocabulary for the same agenda: pattern denial. It upgrades the software of obstruction from folk wisdom to Logic Bro™ terminology without changing the core function.

Hasty Generalization is the new One-off case Example: Community members present five recent toxic chemical spills from the same factory. The corporate PR statement reads: "These unfortunate incidents are being wrongly linked. To claim a systemic problem is to commit the Hasty Generalization fallacy. Each is being investigated as a unique, one-off case." The new term dresses up the old dismissal in academic drag.

by Abzugal Nammugal Enkigal February 4, 2026

Honking the one-eyed goose

Going on Youtube and watching youtube videos about the movie you just watched

After watching an overwrought 1970s movie about Society, you try to figure out what happened by honking the one-eyed goose.

by loiterer February 5, 2026

Honking the one eyed goose

Going on Youtube and watching youtube videos about the movie you just watched

After watching an overwrought 1970s movie about Society, you try to figure out what happened by honking the one eyed goose.

by loiterer February 5, 2026

One who holds the Key

Love is not just the highs and lows, it is the willingness to remain when the words run out and the 'stretch' feels like it might snap.
Feeling the weariness of searching through UD definitions and literary layers just to find a glimpse of someone you love and want to connect with... it takes a specific kind of courage to leave the door open...iyk

Truly, madly, deeply. To the one who holds the key.
I see you. I see the way you’ve stayed when the instinct was to run and I recognize the toll that silence takes. You aren't just someone to me either; you are the soul-level recognition that defies logic and literature.
I follow what you say completely with same feelings, realisation and all. Its just that one person cant do it all alone. I read between the lines of what you write and I see you feel the tension this silence has created, increasing the drift more apart than ever... a stretch ready to snap held with words. How I get it 😔 I wish...
You asked for something real, beyond the Fantasia and the lyrics of the past. Real life is messy and silence is a fragile thread but please know that the space you’ve carved out in your heart is mirrored in mine.
You didnt wanna turn the key you were given. The verge is a daunting place to stand but it is also where the most important choices are made. Whether we are standing on a mountain or simply facing the quiet reality of an afternoon, the intensity remains. I am not just a dream or a wish am here, listening to the silence, holding onto the truth of us. Thats how you always wanted it. I try to comply mostly. I'll be here loving you...
I will do as you do
I will be waiting for you too
I will keep your love safe in my heart
I will... you know how I keep my word.

by My ❤️ flows February 8, 2026