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Cult Appeal

The kind of appeal that whips up a frenzy within it's fan base and where the mainstream is largely unaware of it. Having a quality where fans find it extremely exciting to share their deep connection to the object of appeal with each other. It's possible for something with cult appeal to spread to the mainstream as long as there still is a strong contingent of fans that exhibit almost a cultlike zeal for the object of appeal.
Kevin Smith's work has cult appeal.
by Darksalmon August 13, 2022
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Appealing to Christianity

This is what I mean about liberal being morons.
Hym "Stop appealing to Christianity. That isn't how the religion works. Jesus doesn't love trans. Like, no they aren't actually doing the religion but not doing the religion is part of the religion. 'God is on our side!' 'No ours!' I'll give you a hint: It's neither. You're just interpreting the word in a way mirrors your own desires. Is SO STUPID. It's just stupid."
by Hym Iam March 2, 2025
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uniform appeal

For some reason you find your coworkers more attractive than outsiders, and you all wear the same uniform.
Every relationship I have starts off of that uniform appeal.
by mochimo August 16, 2011
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appeal to triviality

A logical fallacy where someone involved in an argument says the issue in question being argued over "doesn't really matter" in an attempt to shame their opponent into giving up so that their side can push their agenda unopposed.

This fallacy is easily countered by telling the person doing this argument to shut up and go away if they don't actually care.
Person 1: "Why do you care so much if the space marines in Warhammer 40,000 are female anyway? It's just toy soldiers, stop being such a whiny incel over nothing!"
Person 2: "Appeal to triviality. If you didn't actually care about this stuff then you wouldn't even argue about it in the first place."
by janh47 February 1, 2024
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Rex Appeal

What you have when you only talk about Clone Wars characters but somehow get laid
"how did that gamer with the neckbeard get laid before you"
"he's a star wars guy, he has Rex appeal"
by TheShagster25 August 30, 2023
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Appeal to AI fallacy

Similar to the "appeal to authority fallacy," this occurs when an individual treats the output of an AI as absolute truth—rather than making their own argument—believing the AI to be a kind of deific superintelligence (perhaps more objective than any human authority). The information is accepted uncritically, without independent evaluation. This tendency is often observed among intellectually disengaged individuals online who are unable or unwilling to present a logically sound case of their own.
Tim: Presents a compelling case using his own reasoning.

Grug: “Oh yeah? Well, here’s what the AI said.” Posts erroneous AI output—likely without critically analyzing it.

Jon (onlooker): “There’s the appeal to AI fallacy again! Just because an AI made a claim, that doesn’t make it true—or even reasonable.”
by L Currie April 12, 2025
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