Any solar system orbiting an object that was once a main sequence star, but isn't anymore (i.e. black holes, white dwarves, red giants, magnetars, pulsars, etc.).
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A collection of planets and celestial bodies that orbit the Sun in its gravity. Its position is between the constellations of Orion Spur and Orion Arm which are in the Milky Way galaxy. Consists of various celestial bodies, such as planets, dwarf planets, comets, satellites, etc.
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Get the Solar System mug.Reasoning that operates within a strictly defined, self-contained set of axioms, rules, or assumptions, deliberately ignoring or rejecting any external information or context that might challenge the internal consistency of the system. It values internal coherence over correspondence with a messy reality. This is the logic of pure mathematics, certain ideological dogma, and airtight (but possibly irrelevant) theoretical models.
Example: A libertarian think-tank model that "proves" minimal government always leads to optimal outcomes, but which excludes variables like historical racism, environmental externalities, or public health crises from its equations, is using Closed System Logic. The argument is perfectly logical inside its own defined world, but may fail catastrophically when applied to the open system of real human society.
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Example: Designing a traffic flow system using Open System Logic means you install sensors, monitor accident data, and are ready to change light timings or road layouts based on real-world usage, weather, and new housing developments. The system isn't a fixed, perfect solution; it's a responsive organism that evolves with its environment.
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Get the Open System Logic mug.A rhetorical move that misuses a celebrated quote—often Winston Churchill’s “democracy is the worst form of government except for all those other forms that have been tried”—to argue that the current dominant system is not only the best available option, but is effectively beyond critique or meaningful improvement. The fallacy twists a pragmatic, relative defense (“least bad”) into an absolute, defensive dogma (“good enough forever”). It smugly dismisses calls for reform, innovation, or transformation by framing all alternatives as historically disproven, ignoring that the quote itself acknowledges the system’s flaws and leaves the door open for new ideas “to be tried.” It’s complacency disguised as wisdom.
Example: In a debate about implementing proportional representation to fix a dysfunctional two-party system, someone retorts, “Churchill already settled this: democracy is the worst system except for all the others. So quit complaining.” This invokes the Best System Ever Fallacy—using a famous caveat about imperfection to shut down specific improvements, as if Churchill’s line was a full stop on political evolution rather than a humble observation.
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Get the Best System Ever Fallacy mug.A logical framework that acknowledges no boundaries on the spectra of reasoning—truth, validity, soundness, and rationality all exist on continua that extend infinitely in all directions, with no cutoff points, no thresholds, and no categories. In an unlimited spectrum system, nothing is simply "true" or "false"; everything has a truth-value somewhere on an infinite scale. Nothing is purely "logical" or "illogical"; everything participates in logicality to some degree. This system is maximally inclusive, maximally nuanced, and maximally useless for making decisions, which require cutoffs. The logical system of unlimited spectrum is beloved by philosophers and despised by anyone who just needs a yes/no answer.
Example: "He tried to use a logical system of unlimited spectrum to decide whether to accept a job offer. The offer was neither good nor bad but existed somewhere on an infinite spectrum of job-quality, with infinite factors, infinite gradations, and no clear threshold for acceptance. Six months later, he was still analyzing, the job was filled, and the spectrum had expanded to include 'missed opportunities.'"
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