Hym "Wow so your just goingnto come right out the gate with 'JUST TAKE THE RELATIONSHIP BABY DICK!' thaaaaats... Fantastic? Yeah that's some crazy relationship brainwashing shit. I'm not with that shit dawg... "
by Hym Iam June 23, 2023
Get the Relationship Brainwashing mug.The rhetorical move of accusing someone of being "brainwashed" as a way of dismissing their beliefs, commitments, or arguments without engagement. The accusation positions the target as incapable of independent thought, their views as mere programming. The fallacy lies in using the accusation as a refutation—as if demonstrating that someone is brainwashed (which you haven't actually demonstrated) proves their views are false. But even brainwashed people can hold true beliefs; the source doesn't determine truth. The accusation functions to avoid engagement by pathologizing the believer.
"I explained why I find meaning in my religious community. Response: 'You've just been brainwashed since childhood.' That's You-Are-Brainwashed Fallacy—dismissing my actual reasons by attacking my capacity for reason. Maybe I have thought critically; maybe my commitments are examined. The accusation lets you feel superior without having to engage a single thing I said."
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a mental brush-off to an undesirable or uninteresting activity.
common amongst teenagers, usually accompanied with an almost imperceptible movement at the corner of the eyes.
less prevalent, but well developed, amongst adults with a desire to simplify their lives.
common amongst teenagers, usually accompanied with an almost imperceptible movement at the corner of the eyes.
less prevalent, but well developed, amongst adults with a desire to simplify their lives.
by sty November 19, 2007
Get the brainshrug mug.A large species of fish that explodes into millions of little brainfish in order to reproduce.
Also a term for a fish that thinks they know it all.
Also a term for a fish that thinks they know it all.
by NovaMetatail July 7, 2009
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When someone's on your mind and you can't think right, it's cause they're trying to take over your brainbase! Unfortunately, resistance is futile.
brainbasing= mental fucking.
brainbased = mind's messed up
When someone's on your mind and you can't think right, it's cause they're trying to take over your brainbase! Unfortunately, resistance is futile.
brainbasing= mental fucking.
brainbased = mind's messed up
"that moobert is all up in my brainbase, making me retarded"
"all ur brainbase, are belong to us" -steven hawking's incubus
"all ur brainbase, are belong to us" -steven hawking's incubus
by brainzy January 30, 2010
Get the brainbase mug.This is an orgasm of the brain, when you want to "bust a nut" but not really, being overly happy when a straight friend helps you out.
Will helped me figure out that I didn't need to pay an HVAC guy 100 bucks for a tripped fuse when I thought my AC unit shit the bed, I had a Braingasm right there on the spot!
by Tiger6513 September 1, 2010
Get the Braingasm mug.someone who lacks in intellect or chooses not to use their intellect and acts carelessly without making any mental connections, developing perspective or using foresight .
a gardener , while trimming her shrubberies became brainless when she saw a group of hot guys approaching her and ended up cutting a big hole in the middle .
by tiredbrokenrecord June 8, 2016
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