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When seated during and episode of severe flatulence, the vibration of said release travels up between the legs and causes a vibration of one or both testicles
After all that protein and fiber, I had an episode of testicular flatulovibration majora!
by AssChief March 11, 2024
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The erroneous belief that winning a popular vote or opinion poll automatically confers moral righteousness, factual correctness, or long-term wisdom upon a policy or candidate. This fallacy confuses popularity with validity, assuming that truth is decided democratically. It ignores that majorities can be misinformed, swayed by propaganda, or vote for morally abhorrent or self-destructive outcomes. It's the logic that says "millions of people can't be wrong," when history shows they frequently are.
Example: Defending a harmful but popular tax cut for the wealthy by stating, "The party that proposed it won in a landslide, so the people have spoken—it's clearly the right policy." This commits the Appeal to Electoral Majority Fallacy. It uses electoral success as a trump card against economic evidence or ethical arguments about inequality, substituting vote count for substantive justification.
by Dumuabzu February 3, 2026
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Fallacy of Majoritarianism

The ethical and political error of believing that the will of the majority (51% or more) should always dictate what is right, just, or lawful, thereby trampling the rights, interests, and existence of minority groups. This is the philosophical engine behind "tyranny of the majority." It assumes that democratic procedure alone legitimizes any outcome, no matter how oppressive. It fails to recognize that core human and civil rights are intended to be counter-majoritarian—shields against the popular will, not subject to it.
*Example: A town votes to ban the construction of a mosque because the majority are Christian and feel uncomfortable. Proponents say, "It's democracy in action!" This is the Fallacy of Majoritarianism. It uses the democratic process to legitimize religious discrimination, ignoring that constitutional rights protect minorities precisely from this kind of majoritarian vote.
by Dumuabzu February 3, 2026
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Tyranny of the Majority

Democracies, particularly direct democracies, are criticized by some for arguably developing “tyrannies of the majority,” where dominating political forces would successfully vote against the interests and rights of political minorities.
A bill of rights safeguards individual rights from being voted away by a tyranny of the majority.
by Southern Twink May 5, 2025
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You have to ignore the majority of people

Unless they agree with me and then it should entirely dictate what the president does.
Hym "And I think this because I'm a super smart guy and should definitely have a say in other people's lives. You see, you have to ignore the majority of people because... You know, reason."
by Hym Iam October 3, 2024
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majoby

A unspecified noun, specifically a job, that one cannot recall the correct name.
"I have do that (majoby) tomorrow"
by LAizzle July 6, 2008
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