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Get the Reddit argument mug.When a sentence is completely twisted or invented during an argument.
Essentially putting words in someone elses mouth to make them look bad or make yourself look better.
Essentially putting words in someone elses mouth to make them look bad or make yourself look better.
Person A: "I love pancakes!"
Person B: "So you hate waffles?!"
Person A: "No, stop using waffle arguments. That is a completely different sentence from what I said."
Person B: "So you hate waffles?!"
Person A: "No, stop using waffle arguments. That is a completely different sentence from what I said."
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When a sentence is completely twisted or invented during an argument.
Essentially putting words in someone elses mouth to make them look bad or make yourself look better.
Essentially putting words in someone elses mouth to make them look bad or make yourself look better.
Person A: "I love pancakes!"
Person B: "So you hate waffles?!"
Person A: "No, stop using waffle arguments. That is a completely different sentence from what I said."
Person B: "So you hate waffles?!"
Person A: "No, stop using waffle arguments. That is a completely different sentence from what I said."
by Tomentos July 24, 2024
Get the Waffle Argument mug.When a sentence is completely twisted or invented during an argument.
Essentially putting words in someone's mouth to make them look bad or make yourself look better.
Essentially putting words in someone's mouth to make them look bad or make yourself look better.
Person A: "I love pancakes!"
Person B: "So you hate waffles?!"
Person A: "No, stop using waffle arguments. That is a completely different sentence from what I said."
Person B: "So you hate waffles?!"
Person A: "No, stop using waffle arguments. That is a completely different sentence from what I said."
by Tomentos July 24, 2024
Get the Waffle Argument mug.An argument whose subject is another argument. It's not about the initial claim, but about the structure, validity, or motives behind the opposing case. "You're only saying that because you're emotional!" "That's a genetic fallacy!" The meta-argument is a tactical retreat from the messy battlefield of facts to the fortified high ground of rhetorical theory, where you can snipe at your opponent's way of arguing instead of their actual points.
Example: "His actual point about the budget was weak, so he launched a meta-argument: 'Your entire premise is rooted in a neoliberal paradigm that you haven't even acknowledged, which makes your following five points epistemically bankrupt.' He didn't address a single number, but he looked very smug."
by Dumu The Void January 30, 2026
Get the Meta-Argument mug.An argument constructed and launched quickly, based on first impressions and surface-level understanding, without thorough preparation or anticipation of counterpoints. It’s the rhetorical equivalent of firing a slingshot before loading the stone properly.
*Example: "He made a hasty argument against the policy, quoting the headline of one news article. When presented with the actual 50-page bill and expert analyses, his points fell apart. He'd argued with the speed of outrage and the depth of a puddle."*
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Get the Hasty Argument mug.An argument that attempts to cover too much ground with too few specifics, using grand, universal language to condemn or endorse huge categories of things (e.g., "all government," "modern art," "that generation"). It sacrifices precision for rhetorical force.
Example: "Her sweeping argument was exhausting: 'Everything in popular culture is a manufactured commodity designed to pacify the proletariat!' Movies, music, memes—it was all swept into one giant, simplistic critique, leaving no room for nuance, exception, or joy."
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