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December Price Action

Description: Looks like dogshit; other examples -
terrible looking,
awful to witness.
by Alexmuches January 2, 2025
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big q action

When a guy puts anything and everything on the line to get some of that queefing action in the long run.
Some say that it takes years to deserve this, even marriage.
For years now, I've been a servant to LB to one day get that big q action.
by georgedroyd February 3, 2025
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cause of action

a fact or facts that enable a person to bring an action against another.
"the plaintiff had a good cause of action in negligence"
by Arminkshipper April 2, 2025
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Ocean Township Action

Ocean Township Action is a populist-localist protest group aiming to put an end to rampant overdevelopment and elitism, established by Jonah Blumenfeld, a teenager and lifelong resident of Ocean Township, Monmouth County, NJ.
I’m joining Ocean Township Action to protest BlackRock funding the issues in our town.
by OceanTownshipAction February 3, 2026
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Argumentum Ad Actione

A fallacy where someone focuses on the actions, behavior, or perceived motives of the person making an argument rather than engaging the argument's content. "Look what they did" becomes a way of dismissing what they say. The fallacy lies in treating action as evidence about truth—as if someone's behavior determines whether their claims are correct. But people can act badly and still speak truth; people can act virtuously and still be wrong. Argumentum Ad Actione is ad hominem applied to behavior rather than character, but it's still avoiding the content.
"She made excellent points about economic inequality. Response: 'But she drives an expensive car—she's a hypocrite!' That's Argumentum Ad Actione—focusing on her actions, not her arguments. Maybe she's hypocritical; maybe not. Either way, her arguments about inequality stand or fall on their own. Actions don't refute claims; they just provide distraction."
by Abzugal February 28, 2026
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A hybrid fallacy common in political debates online where the focus shifts simultaneously to the argument's structure, the arguer's actions, and the arguer's person—all while avoiding the actual content. The classic form: "You're proving the point of this post by your very response!" The move claims that the way someone argues (structure), what they do (action), or who they are (person) actually demonstrates the truth of the opposing position. It's a triple evasion—structure, action, and person all serve as distractions from content. The fallacy is particularly insidious because it feels clever—as if you've caught someone in a performative contradiction—but it still doesn't engage what they actually said.
"I critiqued a political post. Response: 'Your angry response just proves the post right!' That's Argument Ad Structura-Actione-Hominem—using my tone (action), my style (structure), and me (person) to dismiss my points without addressing them. Maybe I was angry; maybe my style was messy; maybe I'm flawed. None of that addresses whether my critique was valid. The move is clever evasion, not engagement."
by Abzugal February 28, 2026
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A hybrid fallacy common in political debates online where the focus shifts simultaneously to the argument's structure, the arguer's actions, and the arguer's person—all while avoiding the actual content. The classic form: "You're proving the point of this post by your very response!" The move claims that the way someone argues (structure), what they do (action), or who they are (person) actually demonstrates the truth of the opposing position. It's a triple evasion—structure, action, and person all serve as distractions from content. The fallacy is particularly insidious because it feels clever—as if you've caught someone in a performative contradiction—but it still doesn't engage what they actually said.
"I critiqued a political post. Response: 'Your angry response just proves the post right!' That's Argumentum Ad Structura-Actione-Hominem—using my tone (action), my style (structure), and me (person) to dismiss my points without addressing them. Maybe I was angry; maybe my style was messy; maybe I'm flawed. None of that addresses whether my critique was valid. The move is clever evasion, not engagement."
by Abzugal February 28, 2026
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