by Goodguyfinn May 11, 2020
Get the problini solvini mug.A fallacy that demands a perfect solution as a precondition for acknowledging a problem. "If you can't solve it perfectly, you can't complain about it." The fallacy sets an impossible standard—any proposed solution can be criticized as insufficient, impractical, or having unintended consequences—and uses that impossibility to dismiss the problem itself. It's the logic of "socialism has failed wherever it's been tried" (ignoring that capitalism has also failed), of "we can't just defund the police without a plan" (as if the current system had a plan). The Fallacy of Problem-Solving is beloved of those who benefit from the status quo, who can always find reasons not to change. The cure is recognizing that problems can be acknowledged without solutions being ready, and that imperfect action is better than perfect inaction.
Example: "He agreed that the healthcare system was broken, but the Fallacy of Problem-Solving meant he never had to support any fix. Single-payer? Too expensive. Public option? Too complicated. Private insurance reform? Too weak. No solution was perfect, so no solution was acceptable. The problem continued, unsolved, unaddressed—which was exactly what the fallacy was designed to achieve."
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something extremely delicious, but very bad for you; any nasty sounding yet delicious entree that is made with a blatant disregard for one's health; any type of edible heart attack, usually a pork product
slovin gravy, slovin fried twinkies, fat back, pork rinds
"Can't wait to get my lips around some slovin pigs feet"
"Can I get some slovin gravy with my sausage and biscuits?"
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by Maxthebuilder May 3, 2008
Get the Slovin mug.1. When you hit the pocket light and trip the 4-7.
2. Doing an action that requires no justification.
2. Doing an action that requires no justification.
by Jslov September 22, 2013
Get the Slovinec mug.Sovlin, where you look up in the sky and see a cloud shaped like a famous person or an object, whether it be a car or a goat, it's a sovlin.
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The human muscle wall.
A man is called salvin when his body has transformed into a monster
Salvin is also called Kali Muscle.
A man is called salvin when his body has transformed into a monster
Salvin is also called Kali Muscle.
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