A rebuttal used in a debate or argument purely for the intent to overly simplify their opponent's point, even purposefully misinterpreting it.
An example being if A is critical of the president then B can say "you only believe that because your candidate lost the election." The statement can either be true or false, but it's use is to end A's argument. The rebuttal does not actually do anything for the purpose of debate.
An example being if A is critical of the president then B can say "you only believe that because your candidate lost the election." The statement can either be true or false, but it's use is to end A's argument. The rebuttal does not actually do anything for the purpose of debate.
"I can't handle talking to fans of the Star Wars sequels. Anytime I say I didn't like it they use the shut-down argument 'you only hate it because what you predicted was wrong.'"
by MikaelAllyn October 27, 2021
Get the Shut-down Argumentmug. Is a logical fallacy which describes the situation when someone bases their argument on a comically superficial statement/comparsion.
by GinChin December 15, 2021
Get the Argument of cringemug. a hypothetical argument you make up in your head while taking a shower, where you win almost all the time
by userhandlegoeshere October 4, 2023
Get the shower argumentmug. 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 Argumentmug. The logic whereby nothing you do is ever good or pure enough.
Named after the core example where someone can be on a diet and no matter how effective it is, there's always someone who will criticize some dietary choice you made, the logical conclusion being that the only way to prevent this from happening would be if all you ever ate was chard.
Happening more and more in left-leaning circles where people frequently criticize other people for not being "woke enough".
Named after the core example where someone can be on a diet and no matter how effective it is, there's always someone who will criticize some dietary choice you made, the logical conclusion being that the only way to prevent this from happening would be if all you ever ate was chard.
Happening more and more in left-leaning circles where people frequently criticize other people for not being "woke enough".
"I lost 50 pounds in 3 months!"
"oh but if you'd have cut rice out of your diet, it would be so much healthier."
"yeah, thanks for throwing the chard argument at me"
"oh but if you'd have cut rice out of your diet, it would be so much healthier."
"yeah, thanks for throwing the chard argument at me"
by Die Fledermaus August 22, 2019
Get the The Chard Argumentmug. Example someone lists statistics but they tell that person that's a straw man argument when it's not hence the Pinocchio's argument
by Meganfan1987 May 8, 2023
Get the the Pinocchio's argumentmug. You literally do NOT understand how amazing you are. An argumentative compliment is when someone tries to tell you that you are amazing when really they are the amazing one.
by Kaleidoscopesaretrippy January 25, 2020
Get the argumentative complimentmug.